Poison Oak — Bright Eyes
Chords and lyrics for Poison Oak by Bright Eyes (key of D).
Verse 1
[A] [Dsus2] [A] [Dsus2]
[A]poison oak some [Dsus2]boyhood bravery
when a telephone[A] was a tin can on a [Dsus2]string
and i[F#] fell asleep with you still talking [E]to me
you [A]said you weren't [Dsus2]afraid to die[Dsus2][A]
in polaroids [A]you were dressed in womans [Dsus2]clothes
were you [A]made ashamed?
why'd you lock them in the [Dsus2]drawer?
well i [F#]don't think that i ever loved you than [E]when
[A]you turned away
when you[Dsus2] slammed the door
when you stole the car
drove towards mexico
and you wrote [A]bad checks
just to fill [Dsus2]your arm
i was young [Fm7]enough
i still believed[Em7] in war
[A] [Dsus2] [A] [Dsus2]
but let[E] the poets cry themselves to [F#]sleep
an [E]all there tearful words will turn back into [F#]steam
me i'm a single[A] cell on the serpents tongue[Dsus2]
theres a [Fm7]muddy field where the garden [Em7]was
well im glad [A]you got away
but i'm still [Dsus2]stuck out here
my clothes are [Fm7]soaking wet
from your [Em7]brothers tears
[A] [Dsus2] [A] [Dsus2]
and i [E]never thought this life was [F#]possible
your the yellow [E]bird
that i've been waiting [F#]for
the end of [A]paralysis
i was a statuette[D]
now i'm drunk as [Fm7]hell
on a piano [Em7]bench
and when i[A] press the keys
its all gets [D]reversed
the sound of [Fm7]loneliness
makes me [Em7]happier
[A] [Dsus2] [A] [Dsus2]
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