Artist: 10,000 Maniacs
[INTRO]
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[VERSE 1]
[G]Over your should[Em]er
[C]Please don't mind [Em]me
[G]If my eyes have f[Em]allen
[C]Onto your magazin[G]e
[Em]I've been watching and [C]wonderin[G]g
Why your face is c[Em]hanging
[C]With every line you r[G]ead
[CHORUS]
[Bm]All those lines and [G]circles, to [Bm]me, a myster[Em]y
[Bm]Eve pull down the [G]apple and [Bm]give taste to [G]me
[Am]If she could it would be w[D]onderful
[C]But my pride is in the [Em]way
[G]I cannot read to [Em]save my life
[C]I'm so ashamed to s[G]ay
[VERSE 2]
[G]I live in sile[Em]nce
[C]Afraid to sp[Em]eak
[G]Of my life of da[Em]rkness
[C]Because i cannot re[G]ad
[CHORUS]
[Bm]All those lines and [G]circles, to [Bm]me, a myster[Em]y
[Bm]Eve pull down the [G]apple and [Bm]give taste to [G]me
[Am]If she could it would be w[D]onderful
[G]Then I wouldn't need someone e[Em]lse's eyes
[C]To see what's in front of [Em]me
[G]No one g[C]uiding m[G]e
[VERSE 3]
[G]It makes me hum[Em]ble
[C]To be so gr[Em]een
[G]At what every [Em]kid can do
[C]When he learns a to z[G]
[CHORUS]
[Bm]All those lines and [G]circles
[Bm]Just frighten [Em]me and I [Bm]fear that I'll be tr[G]ampled
[Bm]If you don't reach for m[G]e
[Am]Before I run I'll have to [D]take a fall
[OUTRO]
And [G]when pick [Em]myself up, so [C]slowly
I'll [D]devour every [Em]one of those
[G]Books in the [C]tower of [D]knowledg[G]e
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[VERSE 1]
[G]Over your should[Em]er
[C]Please don't mind [Em]me
[G]If my eyes have f[Em]allen
[C]Onto your magazin[G]e
[Em]I've been watching and [C]wonderin[G]g
Why your face is c[Em]hanging
[C]With every line you r[G]ead
[CHORUS]
[Bm]All those lines and [G]circles, to [Bm]me, a myster[Em]y
[Bm]Eve pull down the [G]apple and [Bm]give taste to [G]me
[Am]If she could it would be w[D]onderful
[C]But my pride is in the [Em]way
[G]I cannot read to [Em]save my life
[C]I'm so ashamed to s[G]ay
[VERSE 2]
[G]I live in sile[Em]nce
[C]Afraid to sp[Em]eak
[G]Of my life of da[Em]rkness
[C]Because i cannot re[G]ad
[CHORUS]
[Bm]All those lines and [G]circles, to [Bm]me, a myster[Em]y
[Bm]Eve pull down the [G]apple and [Bm]give taste to [G]me
[Am]If she could it would be w[D]onderful
[G]Then I wouldn't need someone e[Em]lse's eyes
[C]To see what's in front of [Em]me
[G]No one g[C]uiding m[G]e
[VERSE 3]
[G]It makes me hum[Em]ble
[C]To be so gr[Em]een
[G]At what every [Em]kid can do
[C]When he learns a to z[G]
[CHORUS]
[Bm]All those lines and [G]circles
[Bm]Just frighten [Em]me and I [Bm]fear that I'll be tr[G]ampled
[Bm]If you don't reach for m[G]e
[Am]Before I run I'll have to [D]take a fall
[OUTRO]
And [G]when pick [Em]myself up, so [C]slowly
I'll [D]devour every [Em]one of those
[G]Books in the [C]tower of [D]knowledg[G]e
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