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1. |
Make way for the sloths
04:52
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Make Way for the Sloths
Verse1:
A7
Decades ago, twas a simpler time
D
The knick-knacks were few, and that was just fine
A7
Limited choices didn't limit our pleasure
D
A porcelain cat was a rare find and treasure
G
Attention spans shortened, we looked for new things
D
Stores quickly learned that variety's king,
A7
Owls and moose, bears and turtles marched forth
D A7 D-Dsus
Don't forget dolphins and wolves, and tigers of course
Chorus:
D-Dsus A-Asus
Make way for the sloths, it's their turn to shine
Em A7 D-dsus
Foxes and hedgehogs, you've both had your turn, now get back in line
D-Dsus A-Asus
Make way for the sloths, they'll take over slowly
Em A7 D-dsus
The spotlight is waiting and anticipating their torpid entry
G-C9-G D-Dsus
Instead of a cheer, let's have a great yawn
Em A7 D-Dsus
Your laziness and lack of interest will beckon them on
Verse 2:
A7 Once we took comfort in what was well known
D Adorable kittens would grace every home
A7 Dogs for their loyalty, horses for speed
D With all this perfection, what more could we need?
G Eventually we became bored with such greatness
D The strange and unusual captured our interest
A7 The odder the creature the more we took note
D The giraffe, the llama, A7 The zebra the gecko, the stoat D-Dsus
Chorus
Bridge: (Full strumming)
G D A7 D
Make way for the overlooked, make way for the misunderstood
Em F#m Bm A7-A7sus
This seemingly small, attention to all, we'll use for the greater good
Chorus
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2. |
Hippie girl, country boy
02:54
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Hippie Girl, Country Boy
Verse 1:
A D A
There's a certain blue-eyed boy that I've been dreamin' of
D A E A
I never thought a boy like that could make me fall in love.
A D A
I've always been a flower child, a hippie through and through
D A E A
But I'll change my ways to please this country boy it's true.
Chorus:
D A
Goodbye to herbal tea, hello to Miller at the pub.
E D A
Goodbye to vegan cooking, red meat's my new grub.
D F#m
But there's one thing that I can't give up,
E D A
Can you fit my Prius in the bed of your Chevy truck?
Verse 2:
I've traded in my flowing skirts for fitted daisy dukes.
I'm no longer barefoot now it's leather cowgirl boots.
We've got no tandem bike around to take out for a ride.
When we ain't got far to go the tractor does just fine.
Chorus
Bridge:
F#m C#m
It's really not a bother, it doesn't need much space
D E E7
I'll park it in the barn, I'll park it anyplace....
Verse 3
He's sweeter than the sugar cane that grows out in the fields,
And rougher than the callused hands a farmer's workday yields.
When he smiles, tips his hat, and offers me a wink,
I know he's all I'll ever need, and I don't stop to think.
Chorus
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3. |
Knit and purl
02:45
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Verse:
A E A E
Knit and purl, knit and purl
D A A E
It's as easy as knit and purl
A E A E
Knit and purl, knit and purl
D Dsus F#m
You can make anything in the world
D E A
If you learn to knit and purl
Chorus:
A (muted)
But what about the increase, and the decrease,
F#m E7
And the slip..., knit..., pass..., slipped stitch over?
Verse 2:
A E A E
Knit and purl, knit and purl
D A A E
All you have to know is knit and purl
A E A E
Knit and purl, knit and purl
D Dsus F#m
The socks, the sweaters and the scarves unfurl
D E A
When you learn to knit and purl
Chorus:
A (muted)
But what about the increase, and the decrease,
F#m E7
And the slip..., knit..., pass..., slipped stitch over?
A (muted)
Yeah what about the increase, and the decrease,
F#m E7
And what the hell is intarsia?
Verse 3:
A E A E
Knit and purl, knit and purl
D A A E
Pick up your needles and give it a whirl
A E A E
Just Knit and purl, knit and purl
D Dsus F#m
Don't be such an ungrateful churl
D E A
Be quiet now knit and purl
Chorus:
A (muted)
But what about the increase, and the decrease,
F#m E7
And the slip..., knit..., pass..., slipped stitch over?
A (muted)
Yeah what about the i-cord? And cable needles?
F#m E7
And the fair..., isle..., christ...., mas...reindeer?
Bridge:
D
I'll throw my needles in
A F#m
It's just a bit too much now
D A E
I've got way more yarn, than I've got self-control
D
I'll throw my needles in
A F#m
It's just a bit too much now
D E A
It started out simple then I went down the ravelry hole
Verse 4:
A E A E
Purl and knit, Purl and knit
D A A E
There's no reason for you to quit
A E A E
Just Purl and knit, Purl and knit
D Dsus F#m
You're acting like a real piece of ...
D E A
Shut up! Just purl and knit
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4. |
More
03:11
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More
Chorus:
Am
You need more to fill your wallet
F G
More to fill your plate
Dm E E7
Look around you and you see that empty space
Am
You need more.
Verse 1:
Am Dm Am
No matter what your problems, no matter what your fears
F G E-E7
Set aside your worries, set aside your tears.
Am Dm Am
There's a simple solution, Society has decreed.
F G E-E7
Hold out your hand you deserve it, it's not greed.
Chorus
Verse 2:
Am Dm Am
You're trying to be healthy, you're trying to eat right.
F G E-E7
Don't cut down on anything, it's not worth the fight.
Am Dm Am
New clothes to fit your figure, amazing diet teas.
F G E-E7
Look around you're sure to find a product aimed to please.
Chorus
Verse 3:
Am Dm Am
Confused about your purpose, seeking happiness
F G E-E7
These are vague uncertainties, focus on them less.
Am Dm Am
The right status symbol, a new tv or car
F G E-E7
Is sure to fill that hole inside and tell you who you are...
Chorus
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5. |
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It's hard to work together when you're awesome
It's hard to share the victory with a team
You may think we're satisfied with goodness
But it's your adulation that we need
Once you've built your hero status
Aid from others you'll forego
At most you'll tolerate a sidekick
No opening acts to steal the show
Gaining throngs of cheering fans
Who adore your every move
When another hero steps in
It's sure to kick you right out of your groove
It's hard to work together when you're awesome
It's hard to share the victory with a team
You may think we're satisfied with goodness
But it's your adulation that we need
Captain's shield blocked Hawkeye's arrow
Black Widow can't find the Ant Man
Thor dropped his hammer on Bruce Banner
Now Hulk smashes away without a plan
The Scarlett Witch bent Iron Man's armor
Vision's caught in the Spider's web
Black Panther's off somewhere with Falcon
And Loki's altruism's on the ebb
It's hard to work together when you're awesome
It's hard to share the victory with a team
You may think we're satisfied with goodness
But it's your adulation that we need
Well I hate to burst your bubble
Your dreams of good guy harmony
But it's not all cake and rainbows
Champagne on Tony Stark's balcony
Now we've all got the same end game
And though we'd rather not compete
We're all in it for the glory
And coming second counts as a defeat
It's hard to work together when you're awesome
It's hard to share the victory with a team
You may think we're satisfied with goodness
But it's your adulation that we need
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6. |
Waggle dance
03:18
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Waggle Dance
Chorus:
F G C
Well it takes a lot of bees just to make a little honey
F G7
Yeah it takes a lot of work you’ll find,
Em Am
Each one’s got to tow the line
F G C
Yeah it takes a lot of bees just to make a little honey.
Verse 1:
C F C
You start with 6 and it seems like a pretty good hive
F G
They’re building your nest and laying some eggs
G7 C
And everything’s gonna work out fine.
Verse 2:
The second round comes, you roll a pair and that’s good for you
Cuz now you can hatch those eggs you laid
And build your worker bee crew.
Chorus
Verse 3:
The battle begins for the nectar you’ll need to turn your tiles
The more bees you have that match in number
The better your chances will be
Verse 4:
You think you’ve won now, the pink and white nectar will be yours
But someone plays a sneaky queen card
And your bees are left empty handed.
Chorus
Bridge:
Am Em Am Em
You worked your way through, you swapped a traded
G C F C
And now your mismatched nectar is gold, honey gold.
F G C
All that’s left is the tally at the end.
Chorus
Chorus (final)
Yeah it takes a lot of bees just to make a little honey
But in case of a tie you’ll see
The least bees claim victory
So don’t take too many bees just to make a little honey
Yeah don’t take too many bees just to make a little honey
But it takes a lot of bees just to make a little honey
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7. |
Easy
03:37
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Easy
A-Asus A-Asus Asus-A
I like things complicated
C#m D Esus-E
Never chose the paved path over the rocky trail
A-Asus A-Asus Asus-A
And I knew that great things waited
C#m D Esus-E
Just over the horizon, just past the next bend
F#m E D A Esus-E
If I tried a little harder If I gave a little more, just a little more
A-Asus A-Asus Asus-A
So I spent my days in striving
C#m D Esus-E
Not knowing if I'd earned what was to come
F#m E D A Esus-E
If I tried a little harder If I gave a little more, just a little more
Chorus:
D A
But then you made things easy like I'd never known
D A
Sweet and simple now we've made a home
F#m
The cards are on the table
C#m
There's music in the air
D D Esus-E
You've made a place beside you and you say you want me there
A-Asus
It's so easy
A-Asus A-Asus Asus-A
And now we Walk the road together
C#m D Esus-E
Sometimes the paved path sometimes the rocky trail
A-Asus A-Asus Asus-A
And you know that no matter whether
C#m D Esus-E
We're pushing forward or just content to be
Chorus
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8. |
Underwater
03:37
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Underwater
underneath the water
hold my breath don't bother
nothing fills my lungs
fills my heart
swirling shades of soft gray
wrap me in this embrace
there's no need
no wish to get away
Pre chorus:
I can see the sun on the
surface of the water but
I can't feel it's warmth on my skin
hands and feet and body
disconnected from me
mind alone
alone in my mind
shore is out of sight here
lost all sense of right here
time and purpose
drifting with the tides
I can see the sun on the
surface of the water but
I can't feel it's warmth on my skin
Chorus:
there's no one here to guide me
can't let them see inside me
there's no ache
no need to heal
sink a little deeper
where the pain in sweeter
forget why I
struggled to be free
watch the waves around me
knowing they may down me
there's a peace in
letting go of fear
there's no one here to guide me
can't let them see inside me
there's no ache
no need to heal
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9. |
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Building on fire
Foreheads perspire
We curse our bad luck
When it collapses on us
We use the deck gun
Quench quadrants one by one
We couldn’t keep up
The building collapsed on us
Roll the dice
Smoke spreading out with deadly aim
Roll the dice
Another victim lost in flames
Roll the dice
Explosions cause a shockwave
Another damage cube is played
Try to identify
Remaining POI
False alarm, a wasted turn
And all around the fire burns
Roll the dice
Smoke spreading out with deadly aim
Roll the dice
Another victim lost in flames
Roll the dice
Explosions cause a shockwave
Another damage cube is played
We thought that the hazmat technician could help
Reduce the collateral damage, yeah
But the hazmats are gone,
And now there’s no time
For us to do a crew change
It’s all on fire
Our chances, dire
Wall down
Wall down, wall down, wall down
It’s collapsing
Fire spreading out with deadly aim
Another victim lost in flames
Explosions cause a shockwave
Another damage cube is played
Roll the dice
Smoke spreading out with deadly aim
Roll the dice
Another victim lost in flames
Roll the dice
Explosions cause a shockwave
Another damage cube is played
Roll the dice
Smoke spreading out with deadly aim
Another victim lost in flames
Roll the dice
Explosions cause a shockwave
The final damage cube is played
Explosions cause a shockwave
The final damage cube is played
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10. |
Check it off
02:24
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Check it off:
Verse 1:
Personality type A
I do things my own way
And I think that’s okay, mmm-hmmm
I think that’s okay, mmm-hmmm
You’ll never see me late
Can’t stand too slow a pace
And I think that’s okay, mmm-hmmm
I think that’s okay, mmm-hmmm
Pre chorus:
I never sleep in
Can’t seem to stop thinking
Even if I feel I’m sinking
If it says "to do"
Baby I’m gonna see it through
Chorus:
Now the house is quite a wreck wreck wreck wreck wreck
But if you give me a sec sec sec sec sec,
I’m just gonna check check check check check
I check it off, I check it off
Now I’ve gathered all the spec spec spec spec specs
Got jobs up to my neck neck neck neck neck
I’m just gonna check check check check check
I check em off, I check em off
Ah, ah, I check em off, I check em off
Verse 2:
I add things one by one
I like to get them done
For me it’s kinda fun, mm-hmm
For me it’s kinda fun, mm-hmm
When the list is extra long
I’ll be feeling extra strong
So you can bring it on mm-hmm
You can bring it on mm-hmmm
Pre chorus
Chorus
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11. |
Not today
04:01
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Not Today
Capo @ 3
Am
A life for a life
G
A debt that must be paid
Am Em Am
The stranger claims his due
A life for a life
A choice that must be made
The time is ripe for you
Chorus
C
Not today not today
G
I won't kneel and I won't pray
Am Em Am
I won't learn the name of death today
Not today not today
I will hunt and I will slay
And you'll take my place with death today
With no care for honor
He stole away my father
He whispered at my ear
Whetted by the slaughter
He came then for my mother
And thought to make me fear
Chorus
A new face I will bind
Though the enemy is blind
To keep my name from chance
Trials loss and time
My assassin's skills refined
I step up to the dance
Chorus
A life for a life
A debt that must be paid
The stranger claims his due
A life for a life
A choice that must be made
The time is right for you
Chorus
And you'll take my place with death today
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12. |
Lady pockets
02:21
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Lady Pockets
G
Lady pockets, nothing will fit, made to look cute not to hold your loot
G D G D7
Lady pockets pretty useless, lady pockets they're a scam
G
Functionality, not for us you see, it was stolen by the patriarchy
G D G D7 G
Just a little thing, just one more thing in this world controlled by man
Gender pay gap quite a handicap, getting paid less for your female-ness
G D G D7
Gender pay gap that's some bull crap, Gender pay gap, it's a plan
This disparity, just for us you see it's a gift from the patriarchy
G D G D7 G
just a little thing, just one more thing in this world controlled by man
Education, we're behind again, rarely pushed to the STEMS in school
G D G D7
Education for young women, education yes we can
University, math and chemistry don't give in to the patriarchy
G D G D7 G
Just a little thing just one more thing that we'll take back from man
Reproductive rights they can't win this fight it's our bodies we'll do as we please
G D G D7
Can't control us, because you fear us, and we're ready to take a stand
We'll have children when we want to, or not, it's not up to you
G D G D7 G
Just a little thing just one more thing that's impossible for man
G D G D7 G
Just a little thing just one more thing that's impossible for man
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13. |
Variations on an Appa
04:42
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Variations on an Appa
Intro G-C9-G etc.
Chorus:
G D G
Yip yip Appa yip yip
C D G
It's going to be a long way yip yip
Em D
To the south pole and the air temples
Bm C
And the Earth kingdom and then
(G) C D G
To the Fire Nation and do it all again
Verse 1:
G C D G
5 bison calves circle their mother over temples in the sky
C Bm C D
This is the day you'll meet your companion for life
Em G C G
Little Aang holds out an apple as the tiny giant descends
C D G
We'll always be together my friend
Chorus
Verse 2: (muted)
Em C D Em
Now the Shirshu has sniffed them out and the battle's engaged
C Bm C D
June applies her whip freely and Appa's enraged
Em C Em
Aang battles Zuko while Appa keeps Nyla at bay
C D Em
You won't capture the Avatar today
Minor Chorus:
Em D Em
Yip yip Appa yip yip
C D Em
It's going to be a long way yip yip
C D
To the south pole and the air temples
Bm C
And the Earth kingdom and then
(G) C D Em fingerpicking
To the Fire Nation and do it all again
Verse 3 (fingerpick, arpeggios)
Em C D Em
Aang's cries ring out across the lonely dunes
C Bm C D
As the sand benders sold Appa into servitude
Em C Em
Through flames, fear, and fury he struggles to get free
C D Em
So close to home he captured by the Dai Li
Minor Chorus:
Em D Em
Yip yip Appa yip yip
C D Em
It's going to be a long way yip yip
C D
To the south pole and the air temples
Bm C
And the Earth kingdom and then
(G) C D G
To the Fire Nation and do it all again
Verse 4:
G C D G
Back together, earth air and water make a powerful band
C Bm C D
When Zuko comes to add fire, they're reluctant to take his hand
Em G C G
But a giant lick from Appa will make them all think twice
C D G
A sky bison's tongue is always right!
Chorus
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