Okkervil River - Blanket And Crib

capo on 2nd

C Am C
safe , safe , enjoy your time feeling so safe ,
Am Em
and treasure that smile on your face ,
Am D G
okay? because time will see that it’s replaced in a while .
C Am C Am
so go on , smile . and handshakes all around – that’s your style , and no one
Em Am D
would call it denial , for you’re not even sure what’s in store , though it’s
G
more .
F C G Am
than you’ll be able to take standing up straight . and it won’t be okay .
F C G
and you won’ be somebody who it’s just happening to , because it’s a trap
D
that you , and only you ,
C Am C
have laid , laid with a towel up over your face ,
Am Em
in your armchair , just lying in wait ,
Am D G
waiting forces were gathering outside your door .
C Am C
they sharpened their knives , knives and smiled with no smiles in their eyes ,
Am Em Am D G
a little bit larger in size and a little bit hungrier for that tiny prize .
F C G Am
and my mother once said “son , remember this , no matter what someone did :
F C G Am
that they once were just a kid at breast and in bib , in blanket and crib .
F G C Am
so just reach inside yourself and find the part that still needs help ,
F C G
find that part in someone else and you’ll do good” , so
D
i thought that i would .

( F – C – F – C – F – C – G – Am ) x2

C Am C
hey i love you , it goes without saying .
Am Em
i would give you the world on a tray , though
Am
they’re already tracing A
D G
line across your throat .
C
far too late in the game you’ll
Am
find that you have been
C Am Em
betrayed : propped up and pushed into your place .
Am
i could claim that it all would
D G C F
go great , but the reason i came is to say that it won’t .
C F
you should know that it won’t ,
C F
you should know that it won’t ,
G D G C
you should know that it won’t , and so , phillip , let go .

moav