Kontiki Chords

Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

In caFre of his contrapA♯tion mad camp hill rail Gmoperator woman C F A♯ F A♯ C

FIs she speaking from the hA♯eart? C

Maybe blastiFng from another worlA♯d? C

Or just the emissarAmy of a higher court inside thA♯e body of a girl? C

FDoes she want to take controA♯l? C

When her eight traFck breaks down will she takeA♯ my bus home? Gm C

In caFre of his contrapA♯tion mad camp hill rail Gmoperator woman C F A♯ F A♯ C

Is this some sort of reverie for the

One woman Jan and Dean heading for the crash?

Is she half who she ought to be

Or a overdue prodigy

Whose unsolicited view of your present's confused with her past?

At a table by the door

Of my moment but she can't sit still,

And when I crash upon the floor she'll come across the stage

and finish out the bill,

She throws one switch and all trains are in space

What she lays on those tracks you can't ever erase

In caFre of his contrapA♯tion mad camp hill rail Gmoperator woman, Cyeah F A♯ F A♯ C

HOMEFRONT CAMEO

FEverything is better the boss has madE7e a cameo Am

FHe has seen the infidel army like a pE7rince of old Am

AmListen to him twist her faith, he's been oDut there all day

CSleeping on the laurels oEf a face from lonAmg ago G F

AmAs matters complicate, it's a terrible thiDng to wait

FEverything is better the boss has madE7e a cameo Am

FHe has seen the infidel army like a pE7rince of old Am

DmShe's made the bed threA♯e times today F

Each a masterpiece in its own way and takes his name in vain

From this vantage point she is making her plans

Kiss good-bye to this your century map

She calls her future back ,takes his wine from the rack

He wants a glass of water but she sweetly mouths her no

Then like an arrow she's let go, Arcing from he poison beau

Everything is better the boss has made a cameo

She has seen the infidel army like a prince of old

SPIN MY WHEELS

DYou run away Gwith my sleep and I'Am stuck in here so deeGp G F♯ Em

DI had a terGrible dreamEm and I can't wakGe up iGt F♯seems Em Em D A

GIn my parallel field,Bm what'sG imagined is real F♯m

GFor you I concEeal, all that I feel and giDrl you spin Gmy wheels G F♯ Em Em/D A

DI've got a teGrrible mindA, maybe desperate or Gunkind G F♯ Em

DThinking of ways Gto dispose of thEme ones we say we Glove the most G F♯ Em Em D A

GI want to carry you home, I wBmant to seGe you alone F♯m

GFor we will never show all Ethat we feel and girl youD spin my wheGels G F♯ Em Em/D A

MY BEFORE AND AFTER

DShe pGicked me out of the millions A

Thumbing an OED F♯m

GDressed me down to civilian Em A

F♯mCracked the code on the Rosetta StoneG

F♯mSaid the word for alone is "alGone"

AMy before and after her Em A D

DWe foGund that R Mutt was truly A

some work of genius shF♯me helped my besGt friends see through me Em A

F♯mSaid the church of his holiness Glied

F♯mThis world's no dead end it's park aGnd ride A

AMy before and after her Em A D

F♯mNow I'm dangerously reprogrammedG man

F♯mLike that guy in the Manchurian G A

AMy before and after her Em A D

PRIVATE RUTH

She used to love me and that was such an obstacle

Running around in the bad hand-me-downs of someone else's girl

She's pulling my name and making a face

As if to say all that you've been has been erased

Private Ruth, you hate

She's tired of loving the ones she knows she's better than

Moving the men on a chessboard full of all her so called friends

Or maybe she just wants me a drone

Proclaiming edicts from the queen bee in her cone

Private Ruth, you hate

VEGETABLE ROW

GI hear when you talk thatD not much goes on C

GAnd now I think you might be thDe dark right before my dawn C

GAnd the clouds have made a fissure I've arrGsus4anged that for you mister C

CSo that you can goC/B ahead and prematurely starC/At the process of preserving

You look so afraid and I can see why

You just turned your back on a very dangerous guy

And the bells ring with a vengeance as we witness your ascension

To a land where they can things better than all the "Bells of Rhymny"

On vegetable row, vegetable row. On vegetable row, vegetable row

Think of us in your new haunt

They must have let classes out early those days

And I bet you were the funniest clown at the front of the hip parade

Now you shadows swirl around us take us back to where you found us

Crawl back underneath you couch and tell us things are a little bit skewed

On vegetable row, vegetable row. On vegetable row, vegetable row

I'm thinking of a place where times your boss

And now you just can't wait

To turn in your only key, pass your baton to me,

Sell yourself penny cheap and never stop to total up the cost

Some people give up on the third or fourth try

And some can make a career out of just trying to say good-bye

They've been holding your place someone's here to fill that space

And it's a mighty act of grace you won't have me around

To check you vital signs On vegetable row... Think of us in your new haunt

AURORA BORI ALICE

DAlice can you hear meD/C, tonight thDe sky's not clearinDg C

DYou'll never see Cassiopeia C G

DYou're there at your deD/Cpartment, I'm here in youDr apartment D C

DAnother night I'll spend alone C G

EA girl, her teleFscope, and the great unknown D

DAlice in uglD/Cy weather

DYou said we'd be togethD/Cer, and not afraDid to let it show C G

DThe Pleiades behD/Cind her, Orion shouldD remind her D C

DOf summer boy she's got at home C G

EShe loves her telescopFe more than I'd known, oh... D

GAurora Bori Alice, do you think there's someone out in space forA you?

CI want to be the man to change your point of Fview G

GAnd if your hear me Alice, redirect your looking glass to earthly hAeights

CSee a man who loves you so much more than Northern Lights F G

CHURCH OF WILSON

(use barred chords throughout)

CGive yourself awBay if you want C

How did Gyour Daddy get so gaunt B7

CIt's a pretty face B7that you know C

What's a boy to do when a girl's untrue

Put your bell on your bike

And its not my right to kill son

I'm an acolyte from the mighty

Church of Wilson

CYeah the world's a mess and IB know C

You don't need mGe to tell you so B7

CWho's it gonna hurt to be BKings C

GPlaying I the shiny things B

Want to make my move to

the throwback groove

While there's stream in the pipes

And its not my right to kill son

I'm an acolyte from the mighty

Church of Wilson

Church of Wilson

LILLY DREAMS ON

DLily I Ghope you picture me in youBmr dreams E

DPut down your King JamGes Bible, You don't need nBmo kings E

DClose you eyes, baby I'll dry mineA

BmEchoes through the phone E

Far from this, LDily dAreams on G E

DThink back to fields Gof Catherine, you used to playBm E

DI swore I hearGd you laughing

BmAnd almost say E

DPull you mirrors down, Run bAack to the house

BmAnd let the past be gone E

Far from this, DLily dAreams on G E

ANIMAL SHOW DRINKING SONG

CTook an exit sign tGo a world of Ammotel time

Where we walk a cFrooked line and high is Clow G G7

CTrust your sad MC, timeG to kill the bar AmTele

When the lights cFome on you'll see we're still alCone G G7

Watch the saints Fweave slow

From thCe animal show, animal show, animal show

PASSWORD

ALift your latch and let me pEass that's all I'm asking giDrl A

and forAgive what's unorthodox E

I Dfashioned this to slip youDmr locks so we mightE have a word A

AWe had a fight I won lastE night but who slept outsideD girl? A

AWhat if I'm wrong, help me alEong to give a bit and stilDl look strong Dm

EI want to tell the worldF♯m

F♯mKey to the loDck of the heard APasswoErd,F♯m is somethingD I believe we've earned A

And If Ayou're told I'm bought andE sold and soulless to be sure D A

AYour friends would fight for your advice E

D"it must be weird, he looked so Dmnice, you're such a lucEky girl" F♯m

F♯mKey to the loDck of the heard APasswoErd, iF♯mts something I Dbelieve we've earned A

F♯mPassword, give Dus back what we deserve A

SHES ONLY COOL

GShe mixes you up and maGsus4kes you come down G Gsus4 G

EmAnd I'm gone enoughC to fall for that now G

CShe's Donly coolG tonight aCnd I've lost your sGight C

But that lullGaby caCn nevEmer gDet me home G

GI've seen a few things IGsus4 think you could say G Gsus4 G

EmMy words fail me now and Cits better that way G

CShe'Ds only coolG tonight anCd I've lost your sGight C

But that lullGaby cCan neEmver gDet me home G

BmEach night that I spend away is oneEm more I haBmve to behave C

But Gshe makes it seem so Cuncool not to Gcave, she's only coolD tonight...

AUTUMN BIRDS

Intro G Bm D7

GPrayed for "Endless Summer" made a wish to "LittBmle Wing"

But you gave Cthe world your number and your phone won't ring B7

Uh oh..C.beggiBmng for an early heart attack... Uh oh C Bm D7

GYou've seen the great migration from the world that's locked in Bmice

And you wear Cyour change of station like a faded sticker price B7

Uh oh.C..beggBming for an early heart attack... Uh oh C Bm D7

CAh surrender Gshe flew D

Under sun Csplit sky drenched crystalline blueG D

Where autumnAm's birds are killing you Cm G Cm G Cm

CIn your long coat down by the song tree

CAre you watching a girl no one else can see G

CFrom the days of enervation man you need some elevation

GWould that the explanation were just part of somDe bad dream

GAnd when you think you're with it still, the girls know who you aBmre

You could say the Csky's the limit, but you'll never be a star B7

Uh oh.C..beggBming for an early heart attack Uh oh... C Bm D7

CAh surrender Gshe flew D

CUnder sun split sky drenched crystalline blue G D

Where autumnAm's birds are killing you Cm