Biography:
Charles Andrew Bothwell (born December 13, 1981), better known by his stage name Astronautalis, is an American alternative hip hop artist currently based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
After gaining some recognition in local circles in Jacksonville, Florida and competing at Scribble Jam, Astronautalis self-released his debut album, You and Yer Good Ideas, in 2003. He eventually signed with Fighting Records and the record was re-released in 2005, followed by his second album, The Mighty Ocean and Nine Dark Theaters, in 2006.
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This song is really all about how you can embellish the chords, and there are only two main ones in the whole
song, so I've marked where the changes occur and it's sort of up to you from there.
[Verse 1]
Bm
I am a soldier baby
Bm
Who works just like a slave
Bm
Sweating through the pain of digging his foxhole that he know is just a grave
Bm
You trust me don't you baby?
Bm
You'd hand your life to me
Bm
Let's walk along the wire and watch the muzzles flash like lightning
Em Bm
A smile safe-crackers understand, is rendering this steady hand obsolete
Em Bm
You thought you caught my slight of hand, but you could never understand
Bm
No not me
[Verse 2]
Bm
Father was a charming man with much hidden up his sleeve
Bm
I wonder if this is what he planned when he taught his tricks to me
Em
The youngest was a clever boy cracking calculus by three
Bm
The eldest was a practical and obsessively clean
Bm
Then there was me:
Bm
I was born a charming man with silver tongue, pearl teeth
Bm
This's never how it's 'sposed to end, we're promised all we dreamed
Em
The envy of the Everyman our family seemed complete
Em
Our father was a charming man, our mother a serene
Bm
But now I'm on the run again - this hotel's home to me
Bm
They found the other skeleton face down in the stream
Em
The youngest was still tucked in bed
Em
That way they thought he was asleep
Em
They moved the mirror from his mouth
Bm
The fog that should remain was not to be seen
Bm
Not to be seen
[Verse 3]
Bm
I am the doctor darling
Bm
Who used to operate
Bm
But I couldn't stand the pain of healing
Bm
Only t'watch another woman waste away
Em
You trust me don't you baby?
Em
Yeah you'd hand your life to me
Bm
Let's set this barn on fire
Bm
And watch the flames eat up the roof beams
Bm
A smile safe-crackers understand
Bm
Is rendering this steady hand
Bm
Obsolete
Em
You thought I must have broken in
Em
But there's no crime in coming in
Bm
They hand me the key
[Verse 4]
Bm
Floating on the wind again
Bm
On the tail of my quarry
Em
On a woman weak for charming men
Em
Who's holding what I need
Bm
She'll leave her window cracked for me
Bm
And I'll draft in like the breeze
Bm
My father was a charming man and I learned it all from he
Em
The brother's born a wondersmith
Em
We started as a team
Bm
Like complimenting cogs and gears we built a head of steam
Em
The tragic flaw of charming men
Em
Is exactly as it seems
Bm
Too much grease
Bm
Can break down a machine
[Verse 5]
Bm
Pour another round on me
Em
Pour another round on me
Bm
You know I'm good for it
Bm
You know me
Em
You know I'm good for it
Em
You know my family
[Verse 6]
Bm
I am a lover lady
Bm
Who sees just what you dream
Bm
I know you're going crazy living with him an' without me
Em
You trust me don't you baby?
Em
Yeah you'd hand your life to me
Bm
Let's leave this life tonight
Bm
And race the sunrise down the highway
Bm
A smile safe-crackers understand
Bm
Is rendering this steady hand
Em
Obsolete
Bm
The charm and confidence of men
Bm
Can jam the bullets in your gun
Bm
And stop heartbeats
song, so I've marked where the changes occur and it's sort of up to you from there.
[Verse 1]
Bm
I am a soldier baby
Bm
Who works just like a slave
Bm
Sweating through the pain of digging his foxhole that he know is just a grave
Bm
You trust me don't you baby?
Bm
You'd hand your life to me
Bm
Let's walk along the wire and watch the muzzles flash like lightning
Em Bm
A smile safe-crackers understand, is rendering this steady hand obsolete
Em Bm
You thought you caught my slight of hand, but you could never understand
Bm
No not me
[Verse 2]
Bm
Father was a charming man with much hidden up his sleeve
Bm
I wonder if this is what he planned when he taught his tricks to me
Em
The youngest was a clever boy cracking calculus by three
Bm
The eldest was a practical and obsessively clean
Bm
Then there was me:
Bm
I was born a charming man with silver tongue, pearl teeth
Bm
This's never how it's 'sposed to end, we're promised all we dreamed
Em
The envy of the Everyman our family seemed complete
Em
Our father was a charming man, our mother a serene
Bm
But now I'm on the run again - this hotel's home to me
Bm
They found the other skeleton face down in the stream
Em
The youngest was still tucked in bed
Em
That way they thought he was asleep
Em
They moved the mirror from his mouth
Bm
The fog that should remain was not to be seen
Bm
Not to be seen
[Verse 3]
Bm
I am the doctor darling
Bm
Who used to operate
Bm
But I couldn't stand the pain of healing
Bm
Only t'watch another woman waste away
Em
You trust me don't you baby?
Em
Yeah you'd hand your life to me
Bm
Let's set this barn on fire
Bm
And watch the flames eat up the roof beams
Bm
A smile safe-crackers understand
Bm
Is rendering this steady hand
Bm
Obsolete
Em
You thought I must have broken in
Em
But there's no crime in coming in
Bm
They hand me the key
[Verse 4]
Bm
Floating on the wind again
Bm
On the tail of my quarry
Em
On a woman weak for charming men
Em
Who's holding what I need
Bm
She'll leave her window cracked for me
Bm
And I'll draft in like the breeze
Bm
My father was a charming man and I learned it all from he
Em
The brother's born a wondersmith
Em
We started as a team
Bm
Like complimenting cogs and gears we built a head of steam
Em
The tragic flaw of charming men
Em
Is exactly as it seems
Bm
Too much grease
Bm
Can break down a machine
[Verse 5]
Bm
Pour another round on me
Em
Pour another round on me
Bm
You know I'm good for it
Bm
You know me
Em
You know I'm good for it
Em
You know my family
[Verse 6]
Bm
I am a lover lady
Bm
Who sees just what you dream
Bm
I know you're going crazy living with him an' without me
Em
You trust me don't you baby?
Em
Yeah you'd hand your life to me
Bm
Let's leave this life tonight
Bm
And race the sunrise down the highway
Bm
A smile safe-crackers understand
Bm
Is rendering this steady hand
Em
Obsolete
Bm
The charm and confidence of men
Bm
Can jam the bullets in your gun
Bm
And stop heartbeats
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