falldown
by kristin hersh
from ‘hunkpapa’
transcribed by edmond hum ([email protected])
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D F G
D F
i picked up this lady in a store, she dropped her stuff
G
and tripped on it, so i picked her up
i said, everybody falls down
D
once you meet the man you want
F
you’ll know ’cause you see red
G
like making honey ’til he stings you in the head
F D
fall down fall down
F
kate collected postcards when she felt too alone
G
in case no friends of hers could get her on the phone
F D
fall down fall down
her husband was in line behind her
F
not everybody falls down
G
you’re so old, i said, what happened?
D F
if you eat her lipstick you consume her jealous rage
G
they get you in the mouth, those girls
F D
fall down fall down
F
juan collected things in cans, he felt he wasn’t safe
G
see, his girlfriend took some when she went away
F D
fall down fall down
D F G D F
nothing ever happens here, i said,
G
i just wait
D
i showed this guy my pictures
F
he said they didn’t breathe
G
i said i painted them that way
kind of hanging on his sleeve
F D
fall down fall down
i showed this girl my stitches
F
she said she had some too
G
she said she thinks she’ll start a rock band too
F D
fall down fall down
i hope you fall so fast and hard that you get me
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