This Side of the Blue — Joanna Newsom
Chords and lyrics for This Side of the Blue by Joanna Newsom (key of C).
Intro
[D]
Verse 1
[D]Svetlana sucks lemons across from me
And [D]I am progressing [G][A]abominably
And [A]I do not [G]know my own way to the [D]sea
But the [D]saltiest [G]sea knows its [A]own way to [D]me
Verse 2
And the [D]city that turns, turns protracted and slow
And I [D]find myself toeing [G][A]th'Embarcadero
And I [A]find myself [G]knowing
The things that I [D]knew
Which is [D]all that you can [G]know
On this [A]side of the [D]blue
Verse 3
And [D]Jaime has eyes black and shiny as boots
And they [D]march at you two-by-two, [G](Re-loo [A]re-loo);
When she [A]looks at you
[G]You know she's nowhere near [D]through:
It's the [D]kindest heart [G]beating
This [A]side of the [D]blue
Interlude
[Em] [G] [C] [F] [D]
[Em7] [G] [C] [F] [Bm]
[D] [G] [A] [D]
Verse 4
And the [D]signifieds butt heads with the signifiers
And we [D]all fall down slack-jawed
To [G]marvel at [A]words!
When [A]across the sky [G]sheet the Impossible [D]birds
In a [D]steady [G]illiterate [A]movement [D]homewards
Verse 5
And [D]Gabriel stands beneath forest and moon
See them [D]rattle & boo
See them [G]shake and see them [A]loom
See him [A]fashion a [G]cap from a page of [D]Camus;
See him [D]navigate [G]deftly this [A]side of the [D]blue
Interlude
[Em] [G] [C] [F] [D]
[Em7] [G] [C] [F] [Bm]
[D] [G] [A] [D]
Verse 6
And the [D]rest of our lives
Will the [D]moments accrue
When the [D]shape of their goneness
Will [G]flare up [A]anew
Then we [A]do what we [G]have to do, (Re-loo [D]re-loo)
Which is [D]all that you can [G]do
On this [A]side of the [Bm]blue
Outro
Oh it's [D]all that you can [G]do
On this [A]side of the [D]blue
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