Lizzy — Ben Kweller
Chords and lyrics for Lizzy by Ben Kweller (key of Em).
Verse 1
This song sounds best when fingerpicking instead of using a pick so you're
constantly plucking the bass notes while moving through the intro.
Verse 1
[Em]Sign me up, I voluuunteer[C]
[D]Votes are in for lifeguard of the [C]year (Riff 1)
[Em]Her feline past lives [C]aaare plain
[D]Their singular-ities are [B7]shown in this life agaain
Chorus 1
[C]Like maama [G]said
[G]Don't ya [D]let it go to your [Am]heead
[Am]When you [C]know you're being [G]fed
[G]I'm so [D]proud to [D]know you
[D]Lizzy I'll [C]write I'll [G]sing
[G][D]Telegraph [Am]telegram [C]telephone tellin [G]you
[G]I'll be [D]home [G]soon. [D][Em]Diieenuu (Riff 1)
Verse 2
[Em]We will wake when kitty [C]licks
[D]And in the morn, work takes her to [C]Maine (Riff 1)
[Em]Dressed and out the door by [C]six
[D]Tomorrow is the first [B7]time Liz can't board my plane
Chorus 2
[C]Like maama [G]said
[G]Don't you [D]let it go to your [Am]heead
[Am]When you [C]know you're book is [G]red
[G]I'm so [D]proud to [D]know you
[D]Anna will [C]take me to the [G]port
[G]as Liz drives [D]up [Am]I-95
[Am]Me and my [C]darlin keep love [G]alive
[G]Even [D]on Texas [B7]time
Chorus 3
And like my [C]mama [G]said
[G]Don't you [D]let it go to your [Am]heead
[Am]When your [C]town is painted [G]red
[G]I'm so [D]proud to [D]know you
[D]Lizzy I'll [C]write I'll [G]sing
[G][D]Telegraph [Am]telegram [C]telephone tellin [G]you
[G]I'll be [D]home [G]soon. [D][Em][C]Diieenuuuu
[C]Telephone tellin [G]you
[G]I'll be [D]home [G]soon. [D][Em]Diiennuuu ooh ooh [C]ooh
[C]I love [Em]you (Repeat intro)
"Riff 1"
Chords:
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