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Snowball Chords

Music by: Elbow
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[Intro 1]
[D][Bm][D]
Tied [A]this

[Verse 1]
[E]letter
[Esus4]to a red ba[D]lloon[Bm]
[D]Few thi[A]s let[E]ter off acr[D]oss the
[E]roo[D]ves[Esus4][D]
Along with all the plans i made
[Em]

[Verse 2]
[D]Over [A]cri[E]ppled cra[Esus4]nes
and twis[D]ted steel
Deadlines [E]over[Esus4]grown
and [D]missing [E]wheels[D]
A [Esus4]'told you so' communiq[Em]ue[G]

[Verse 3]
[Em]Told [D]you so
[C]Told [Am]you so[C][Am]

[Verse 4]
The [C]biggest of mis[Am]takes can be forgiven
[C]But[Am] a snowball[C] of little white
[Am]lies will crush your [G]house

[Verse 5]
[E]
[D]From [A]the [E]razor wire [Em]an o[E]ily ra[D]g[Bm][D]
[E]
[D]And it's [E]what you made
the [D]nation's [E]flag[D]
Pray you never [A]sleep [D]again[Am]
[Em][E]

[Verse 6]
[E]Oh [D]and lau[E]ghabl[Esus4]e
[E]the cry[Bm]ing s[D]hame[E]
[D]Oh [A]the [E]mark i made again[D]st your [Bm]name
[D]I h[E]ope[D] th[A]is [D]finds[Bm] you less
than [D]sane
[Em][C][Am]

[Verse 7]
[Em]
[G]Tol[Bm]d you so[D][Bm]
[A]Tol[C]d you so
[Am][C]

[Verse 8]
[Am]
[C]For you to think that his[Am]tory's
re[C]written[Am]
[C]You'd have to think the [Am]dead
will be [C]forgotten[Am]
Your [C]snowball of little white [Am]lies
has crushed [G]our [Em]house

[Verse 9]
When the [E]pills [Em]you take
No longer help you
Fading in your garden chair
A hundred [Am]and [A]two
[Em]You'll see the light dim[E]
[D]You'll lose the bir[A]dson[Am]g
[Em]You'll hear the voices [Am]you've been
[D]holding off [Em]for so [D]long

[Verse 10]
[E]Buzzing 'round [Em]you
And then a hur[D]ricane
A [Em]hundred [Am]thousand souls
And [E]every [D]one in [Am]pain
[G]They'll com[Am]e and visit you
[G]We'll com[D]e and vis[G]it you[Em]

[Verse 11]
When the pills you take
No longer help you
Fad[Esus4]ing in yo[D]ur
garden [Am]chair
(Never sleep again)
A [Em]hundred and two
You'll see the [E]light dim
You'll lose the [Em]birdsong
[Am](Never sleep again[Em])
You'll [Am]hear the [Esus4]voices yo[E]u've been
holding [Em]off for so long

[Verse 12]
[Em]Buzzing 'round you
And [D]then a hur[A]ricane
(Nev[Em]er sleep again)
A hundred [E]thousand souls
[Em]And ever[E]y one [Em]in pain
[G]They'll [Am]come and [G]visit you
We'll [Am]come and [G]visit you
[Bm]They'll

[Verse 13]
[Em]come and [E]visit [Em]you
[A]We'll com[D]e and vis[Em]it you
(Never sleep again)
They'll come and [Esus4]visit you
We'll come and visit you
They'll come and [Am]visit [Bm]you[Em]
[Am]We'l[D]l come and visit[Em]
you
(Never sleep again)
They'll come and [Esus4]visit you
We'll come and visit you
(Never sleep again)
They'll come and visit you
[E]We'll com[Am]e and visit you[Bm][Em]
[Am]They'll [D]com[Em]e and visit [Esus4]you
We'll [E]come and [Em]visit[G]
[D]you[Bm]...[Em][D][Em][Esus4]

[Verse 14]
Never [Esus4]sleep aga[Em]in
[Am]

[Verse 15]
[D][Em]
[Esus4]Never sle[Em]ep aga[Bm]in
[Esus4][Em][Am]

[Verse 16]
[D][Esus4]
Never sleep [Em]again

[Outro 1]
[G][Em]
[Em][Em]
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