Emperor Penguin Chords & Tabs
Intro:
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Verse:
C
i like the tone of your trumpet
G
come on let's spill some paint
D Em
let's raise a glass of milk to the end of another day
C
and to the kiss that's still intangible
G
the kids are alright just unmanageable
D Em
they won't do a damn thing that you say
Interlude:
G D Em C
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Verse 2:
G D
your voice is all detached on a radio-wave breeze
Em C
we have another caller with a bachelor degree
G D
talkin' alien invasion as the only chance for unity
Em C
well sorry to interrupt you caller but that's a physical impossibility
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Chorus:
G D Em C
that's a physical impossibility
G D Em A D A D (listen for timing)
that's a physical impossibility
Bridge:
A D A D
you'd be tossed up or washed up the narrator relates
A D A D
in a spartan antarctican can walk for many days
A D A D
meet with emperor penguin devotion to the egg
A D A D
and their women are swimming from half an ocean away
Solo:
G D Em C x2
Verse 3:
G D
don't sound so detached this is you and me
Em C
just give me your opinion before you turn to leave
G D
your crust is just incredible, the radio was edible
Em C
when you said don't wipe your asses with your sleeves
your're a physical impossibility
Chorus:
G D Em C
your're a physical impossibility
F C G F
G D It was a physical impossibility
Outro Solo:
C G F x 7
End on C