Unless It's Kicks — Okkervil River
Chords and lyrics for Unless It's Kicks by Okkervil River (key of C).
Verse 1
play it on
guitar. It sounds more like the record if it's done with barre chords.
This is the “riff” that's used throughout the song for the C and G chords:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & x2
[C] [C6] [C]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & x2
[G] [G6] [G]
Intro
C G x 2
What [C]gives this mess some grace unless it's
[G]kicks, man - unless it's
[Am]fiction, unless it's
[G]sweat or it's songs? What
hits [C]against this chest unless it's a
[G]sick man's hand, from some
[Am]mid-level band? He's been
[G]driving too long on a
[C]dark windless night, with the
[G]stereo on, with the
[Am]towns flying by and the
[F]ground getting [G]soft. And a
[C]sound in the sky, coming
[G]down from above, it sur-
[Am]rounds you and sighs and is
[F]whispering [G]of what
[C]pulls your body down, and that is
[G]quicksand. So climb out
[Am]quick, hand over hand, before your
[G]mouth's all filled up. What
[C]picks you up from down unless it's
[G]tricks, man? When I've been
[Am]fixed I am convinced that I will
[G]not get so broke up again. And on a
[C]seven day high, that
[G]heavenly song punches
[Am]right through my mind and just
[F]hums through my [G]blood. And I
[C]know it's a lie, but I'll
[G]still give my love. Hey, my
[Am]heart's on the line for your
[F]hands to pluck [G]off. Oh...
[C] [G] [Am] [G]
What [C]gives this mess some grace unless it's
[G]fictions - unless it's
[Am]licks, man, unless it's
[G]lies or it's love? What
[C]breaks this heart the most is the ghost of some
[G]rock and roll fan, just floating
[Am]up from the stands with her
[F]heart opened [G]up. And I want to tell her, "Your
[C]love isn't lost," say "my
[G]heart is still crossed!" Scream, "you're
[Am]so wonderful! What a
[F]dream in the [G]dark - about
[C]working so hard, about
[G]growing so stoned, trying
[Am]not to turn off, trying
[F]not to believe in that [G]lie all on your
[C]own."
[G] La la la
[Am]la Oh oh oh
[F]Oh
[G]
[C] [G] [Am] [F] [G]
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