Sisyphus - Andrew Bird

Intro

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Verse 1

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Am Sisyphus peered D into the mist

[Am]Sisyphus peered [D]into the mist

A stone's G throw from the precipice, C paused

A stone's [G]throw from the precipice, [C]paused

Did he Am jump or did he fall as he D gazed into the maw of the G morning mist?

Did he [Am]jump or did he fall as he [D]gazed into the maw of the [G]morning mist?

Did he C raise both fists and say, "To Am hell with this" and just D let the rock G roll?

Did he [C]raise both fists and say, "To [Am]hell with this" and just [D]let the rock [G]roll?

Chorus 1

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Am Let it roll, D let it G crash down C low

[Am]Let it roll, [D]let it [G]crash down [C]low

There's a F house down there but I B7add11 lost it long ago Em E Esus4

There's a [F]house down there but I [B7add11]lost it long ago [Em] [E] [Esus4]

Am Let it roll, D let it G crash down C low

[Am]Let it roll, [D]let it [G]crash down [C]low

See my F house down there but I B7add11 lost it long ago

See my [F]house down there but I [B7add11]lost it long ago

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Section: Post-Chorus

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Well, I G let the rock roll on F down to the town C below

Well, I [G]let the rock roll on [F]down to the town [C]below

We had a G house down there but I F lost it long a ‐ E go

We had a [G]house down there but I [F]lost it long a[E]go

Lost it long a ‐ Am go

Lost it long a[Am]go

Na ‐ D nananananana ‐ G na E

Na[D]nananananana[G]na [E]

Am Na ‐ D nananananana ‐ G na E

[Am]Na[D]nananananana[G]na [E]

Am I'm D letting it roll a ‐ G way

[Am]I'm [D]letting it roll a[G]way

It's got C nothing to do with F fate

It's got [C]nothing to do with [F]fate

And B7add11 everything to do with Em you E

And [B7add11]everything to do with [Em]you [E]

Verse 2

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I'd rather Am fail like a mortal than D flail like a god, I'm a G lightning rod

I'd rather [Am]fail like a mortal than [D]flail like a god, I'm a [G]lightning rod

History C forgets the moderates

History [C]forgets the moderates

AmDGC

For those who Am sit recalcitrant and D taciturn

For those who [Am]sit recalcitrant and [D]taciturn

You know I'd G rather turn and burn than C scale this C/B edifice, yeah

You know I'd [G]rather turn and burn than [C]scale this [C/B]edifice, yeah

AmDGC

Where's my Am accomplice?

Where's my [Am]accomplice?

So D take my hand, we'll do more than G stand

So [D]take my hand, we'll do more than [G]stand

Take my hand, we'll claim C this land

Take my hand, we'll claim [C]this land

Am Take my hand, and we'll D let the rock G roll

[Am]Take my hand, and we'll [D]let the rock [G]roll

Chorus 2

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Am Let it roll, D let it G crash down C low

[Am]Let it roll, [D]let it [G]crash down [C]low

There's a F house down there but I B7add11 lost it long ago Em E Esus4

There's a [F]house down there but I [B7add11]lost it long ago [Em] [E] [Esus4]

Am Let it roll, D let it G crash down C low

[Am]Let it roll, [D]let it [G]crash down [C]low

See my F house down there but I E lost it long Am ago

See my [F]house down there but I [E]lost it long [Am]ago

A Lost it long Dm ago

[A]Lost it long [Dm]ago

Section: Post-Chorus

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Na ‐ G nanananana ‐ C nana

Na[G]nanananana[C]nana

Dm Na ‐ G nanananana ‐ C nana

[Dm]Na[G]nanananana[C]nana

Dm I'm G letting it roll a ‐ C way

[Dm]I'm [G]letting it roll a[C]way

It's got Am nothing to do with Bb fate

It's got [Am]nothing to do with [Bb]fate

And B7add11 everything to do with

And [B7add11]everything to do with

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Outro

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Am Sisyphus peered D into the mist

[Am]Sisyphus peered [D]into the mist

A stone's G throw from the precipice, C paused

A stone's [G]throw from the precipice, [C]paused