Brand New Colony
by The Postal Service · posted by ,,,
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
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I'll be the grapes fermented,
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Bottled and served with the table set in my finest suit
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Like a perfect gentlemen
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I'll be the fire escape that's bolted to the ancient brick
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Where you will sit and contemplate your day
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I'll be the waterwings that save you if you start drowning
3 2 2 -1 1 1 1 1 -1 -1 1 1
In an open tab when your judgment's on the brink
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I'll be the phonograph that plays your favorite
-3” 3 3 2 2 2 -1 1 1 -1 -1 1 -1
Albums back as you're lying there drifting off to sleep...
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I'll be the platform shoes,
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undo what heredity's done to you
2 2 2 -1 1 1 1 -1 -1 -2 2
You won't have to strain to look into my eyes
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I'll be your winter coat,
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buttoned and zipped straight to the throat
2 2 2 -1 1 1 1 -1 -1 1 1
With the collar up so you won't catch a cold
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I want to take you far from the cynics in this town
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And kiss you on the mouth
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We'll cut our bodies free from the tethers of this scene,
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Start a brand new colony
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Where everything will change,
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We'll give ourselves new names, identities erased
4 4 -3” 4 -4 -4
The sun will heat the grounds
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Under our bare feet in this brand new colony
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This brand new colony
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Everything will change, ooh ooh, ooh ooh (x3)