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The Football Club are a folk-punk band from Footscray, Australia. They focus on making sad songs with big drunken choruses and heaped mouthfuls of words, telling stories on topics like sexuality, gender, friendship, and cheap red wine.
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'Ivy' by The Football Club
www.thefootballclubband.bandcamp.com/track/ivy
[VERSE]
G
My best friend's obsessive, and manic depressive
Em D C
And she makes lots of mistakes, but never learns any lessons
G
And she cried on my shoulder the last time we were together
Em G C
And said I just don't know how to make anything better
[BRIDGE]
Em D C G (D/F# as a passing chord)
And I said I know that it's tempting to regress on your goals
Em D C C
In the medicine section of Essendon Coles, but
[CHORUS]
G
Just try
Am
Just try
[VERSE 2]
G
Your boyfriend’s abhorrent,
Em D C
But you still adore him.
G Em G C
Yeah, he treats like you like shit, but you’d still do anything for him.
G
And I said “I made my r-pist,
Em D C
A Spotify playlist,
G Em G C
When I turned 18, as my own little birthday gift”.
[BRIDGE 2]
Em D C G (D/F# as a passing chord)
And she said Jesus; I can’t believe the way that they treat us,
Em D C C
I wish they’d all take the time to walk a mile in my Adidas.
[CHORUS 2]
G
Just try
Am
Just try
[POSTCHORUS](SAME CHORDS AS BRIDGE)
Em D C G (D/F# as a passing chord)
And I said, as long as you’re trying, that’s fine by me.
Em D C C
I’m just trying to save you from poison, Ivy.
[VERSE 3]
G
I know that I’m changing,
Em D C
And it might seem strange,
G Em G C
And yeah, I understand if you don’t want to call me my name.
G Em D C
Yeah, it makes me upset, but I try not to let it get to me,
G Em G C
I’ve adjusted to the fact you’ll probably never call me Ruby.
[MIDDLE 8 / GUITAR SOLO OVER SAME CHORDS]
Am
And, that’s fine.
D
That's fine
Am
That's fine,
D
That's fine.
[CHORUS 3]
G
Just try
Am
Just try
[POSTCHORUS](SAME CHORDS AS BRIDGE)
Em D C G (D/F# as a passing chord)
And I said, as long as you’re trying, that’s fine by me.
Em D C C
I’m just trying to save you from poison, Ivy.
www.thefootballclubband.bandcamp.com/track/ivy
[VERSE]
G
My best friend's obsessive, and manic depressive
Em D C
And she makes lots of mistakes, but never learns any lessons
G
And she cried on my shoulder the last time we were together
Em G C
And said I just don't know how to make anything better
[BRIDGE]
Em D C G (D/F# as a passing chord)
And I said I know that it's tempting to regress on your goals
Em D C C
In the medicine section of Essendon Coles, but
[CHORUS]
G
Just try
Am
Just try
[VERSE 2]
G
Your boyfriend’s abhorrent,
Em D C
But you still adore him.
G Em G C
Yeah, he treats like you like shit, but you’d still do anything for him.
G
And I said “I made my r-pist,
Em D C
A Spotify playlist,
G Em G C
When I turned 18, as my own little birthday gift”.
[BRIDGE 2]
Em D C G (D/F# as a passing chord)
And she said Jesus; I can’t believe the way that they treat us,
Em D C C
I wish they’d all take the time to walk a mile in my Adidas.
[CHORUS 2]
G
Just try
Am
Just try
[POSTCHORUS](SAME CHORDS AS BRIDGE)
Em D C G (D/F# as a passing chord)
And I said, as long as you’re trying, that’s fine by me.
Em D C C
I’m just trying to save you from poison, Ivy.
[VERSE 3]
G
I know that I’m changing,
Em D C
And it might seem strange,
G Em G C
And yeah, I understand if you don’t want to call me my name.
G Em D C
Yeah, it makes me upset, but I try not to let it get to me,
G Em G C
I’ve adjusted to the fact you’ll probably never call me Ruby.
[MIDDLE 8 / GUITAR SOLO OVER SAME CHORDS]
Am
And, that’s fine.
D
That's fine
Am
That's fine,
D
That's fine.
[CHORUS 3]
G
Just try
Am
Just try
[POSTCHORUS](SAME CHORDS AS BRIDGE)
Em D C G (D/F# as a passing chord)
And I said, as long as you’re trying, that’s fine by me.
Em D C C
I’m just trying to save you from poison, Ivy.
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