Exiles Among You
Written by: The Weakerthans (Left and Leaving, 2001)
Intro 1
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| B | 0~ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0~ |
| G | 9~ 9 8 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2~ |
| D | 9~ 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2~ |
| A | 7~ 7 7 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0~ |
| E | 0~ |
Intro 2
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| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0~ |
| G | 9 9 8 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2~ |
| D | 9 9 9 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2~ |
| A | 7 7 7 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0~ |
| E | 0 |
Verse 1 (Use palm muting throughout, play three times)
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 4 2 2 2 2 4h6p4 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | |
Her body's a difficult sister, and she loves her
And hides her somewhere in herself safe from harm
She's barely coasting into a paycheque, stuck on empty
Her blue eyes frozen green in the low-lit ATM
Bridge 1
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
I need a way to measure the distance
I need a way to say "Why,
Bridge 2
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2~~~ |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2~~~ |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0~~~ |
| E | |
Out-of-breath or out-of-key
Her voice resonated in me?"
Chorus 1 (Play three times)
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| B | 0 0~ |
| G | 9 9 8 4 4 4 2~ |
| D | 9 9 9 4 4 4 2~ |
| A | 7 7 7 2 2 2 0~ |
| E | 0 |
Wish on everything
Pray that she remains
Proud and strange and so hopelessly hopeful
Verse 2 (Use palm muting throughout, play three times)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 4 2 2 2 2 4h6p4 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | |
Her body's a difficult sister, and she loves her
And hides her somewhere in herself safe from harm
Her night shift is over, she's writing you a post card
To say that she's okay and it's raining there again
Bridge 3
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
My fury's rising faster than bus fares
Could someone clarify why
Bridge 4
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| B | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2~~~ |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2~~~ |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0~~~ |
| E | |
There's no structured narrative?
No neat storyline to explain?
Chorus 2 (Play three times)
| e | 0 0~ |
| B | 0 0~ |
| G | 9 9 8 4 4 4 2~ |
| D | 9 9 9 4 4 4 2~ |
| A | 7 7 7 2 2 2 0~ |
| E | 0 |
Wish on everything
Pray that she remains
Proud and strange and so hopelessly hopeful
Chorus 3 (Play three times)
| e | 0 0~ |
| B | 0 0~ |
| G | 9 9 8 4 4 4 2~ |
| D | 9 9 9 4 4 4 2~ |
| A | 7 7 7 2 2 2 0~ |
| E | 0 |
(Wishes and prayers are the way) Wish on everything
(That we keep the lonely alone) Pray that she remains
(And push the wounded away) Proud and strange and so hopelessly hopeful