transcribed from March 31, 1997 Fargo, ND @ First Avenue live DVD
standard tuning (tuned down a step and a half on the dvd)
G 320003 Am x02210
Gmaj7 320002 A7 x02023
G6 320000 A7* x02022
G6* 320030 A7** x02020
Em 022000 Asus4 x02230
D* 000xxx Am+4 x00210
C/G 332010 Gmaj7*324003
D xx0232 G7 323003
intro
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G Gmaj7 G6 G6*
i'm a color reporter
Em D* Em D* C/G
(rose city on the 409)
G Gmaj7 G6 G6*
but the city's been bled white
Em D* Em D* C/G
(white city on the yellow line)
G Gmaj7 G6 G6*
and the doctor orders
Em D* Em D* C/G
(drink until distraction's just a waste of time)
G Gmaj7 G6 G6*
drinks all night
Em D* Em D* C/G
to take away this curse
Em C/G D
but it makes me feel much worse
Am C/G
bled white
G Gmaj7 G6 G6*
so i wait for the f-train
Em D* Em D* C/G
(white city on the yellow line)
G Gmaj7 G6 G6*
and connect through a friend of mine
Em D* Em D* C/G
(white city to a friend of mine)
G Gmaj7 G6 G6*
to a yesterday dream
Em D* Em D* C/G
(yesterday dreamin's just a waste of time)
G Gmaj7 G6 G6*
cos i'll have to be high
Em D* Em D* C/G
to drag the sunset down
Em C/G D
and paint this pailing town
Am C/G G
bled white
A7 A7* A7**
so here he comes with a blank expression
Am Asus4 Am Am+4 C/G G
especially for me cos he knows i feel the same
A7 A7* A7**
cos happy and sad come in quick succession
Am Asus4 Am C/G D G Gmaj7* G7 Em C/G
I'm never going to become what you became
G Gmaj7 G6 G6*
don't you dare disturb me
Em D* Em D* C/G
(don't complicate my peace of mind)
G Gmaj7 G6 G6*
while i'm balancing my past
Em D* Em D* C/G
(don't complicate my peace of mind)
G Gmaj7 G6 G6*
cos you can't help or hurt me
Em D* Em D* C/G
(fading me baby's just a waste of time)
G Gmaj7 G6 G6*
like it already has
Em D* Em D* C/G
i may not seem quite right
Em C/G D
but i'm not fucked not quite
Am C/G
bled white
Am D G
bled white
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