Tunic (Song for Karen) — Sonic Youth
Chords and lyrics for Tunic (Song for Karen) by Sonic Youth (key of C).
Intro
[Gm] [Dm]
[Gm]
[F] [Gm]
Verse 1
[Gm]Dreaming, dreaming of a girl like me
[F]Hey what are you waiting for, feeding, [Gm]feeding me
[Gm]I feel like I'm disappearing, getting smaller every day
[F]But I look in the mirror, [Gm]I'm bigger in every way
Chorus
[Gm]She said,
[Gm]You aren't never going anywhere
[Gm]You aren't never going anywhere
[Gm]I ain't never going anywhere
[Gm]I ain't never going anywhere
Verse 2
[C]I'm in heaven now, [Gm]I can see you Richard
[C]Goodbye Hollywood, goodbye Downey, [Gm]hello Janis
Hello Dennis, [C]Elvis and all my brand new friends
[Gm]I'm so glad you're all here with me,[C] [Gm]until the very end
Instrumental
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm] [Dm]
[Gm]
Verse 3
[Gm]Dreaming, dreaming of how it's supposed to be
[F]But now this tunic's spinning, [Gm]around my arms and knees
[Gm]I feel like I'm disappearing, getting smaller every day
[F]But when I open my mouth to sing, [Gm]I'm bigger in every way
Chorus
[Gm]She said,
[Gm]You aren't never going anywhere
[Gm]You aren't never going anywhere
[Gm]I ain't never going anywhere
[Gm]I ain't never going anywhere
Verse 4
[C]Hey mom! Look I'm up [Gm]here, I finally made it
[C]I'm playing the drums again too
[Gm]Don't be sad, the band doesn't sound half [C]bad
And I remember mom, [Gm]what you said
You said [C]honey, [Gm]you look so under-fed
Instrumental
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm] [Dm]
[Gm]
Verse 5
[Gm]Another green salad, another ice tea
[F]There's a tunic in the closet [Gm]waiting just for me
[Gm]I feel like I'm disappearing, getting smaller every day
[F]But I look in your eyes, and I'm [Gm]bigger in every way
Chorus
[Gm]She said,
[Gm]You aren't never going anywhere
[Gm]You aren't never going anywhere
[Gm]I ain't never going anywhere
[Gm]I ain't never going anywhere
Outro
[C]Goodbye Richard, gotta go now
[Gm]I'm finally on my own, [C]but Dan's got a gig
[Gm]Keep the love lights glowing, [F]little girl's got the blues
[Gm]I can still hear momma say: [F]"honey [Gm]don't let it go to your head"
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