Avant Gardener
Courtney Barnett
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[Intro]G G F C x4[Verse]GI sleep in lateGAnother dayFOh, what a wonderCOh, what a wasteGIt's a MondayGIt's so mundaneFWhat exciting thingsCWill happen today?GThe yard is full of hard rubbish, it's a mess andF CI guess the neighbours must think we run a meth labGWe should amend thatGI pull the sheets backFIt's 40 degreesCAnd I feel like I'm dying[Verse]GLife's getting hard in hereGSo I do some gardeningF CAnything to take my mind away from where it's 'sposed to beGThe nice lady next door talks of green bedsF CAnd all the nice things that she wants to plant in themGI wanna grow tomatoes on the front stepsF CSunflowers, bean sprouts, sweet corn and radishesGI feel proactiveGI pull out weedsFAll of a suddenC GI'm having trouble breathing inFI'm having trouble breathing inC GI'm having trouble breathing inF C7 CI'm having trouble breathing in[Instrumental]G Dm C Bb FG Dm F Bb C
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[Verse]GMy hands are shakyGMy knees are weakFI can't seem to standCOn my own two feetGI'm breathing but I'm wheezingGFeel like I'm emphysem-inFMy throat feels like a funnelCFilled with Weet-Bix and kerosene andGOh no, next thing I knowGThey call up triple OF CI'd rather die than owe the hospitalTill I get oldGI get adrenalineGStraight to the heartFI feel like Uma ThurmanCPost-overdosing kick start[Verse]GReminds me of the timeGWhen I was really sick and IFHad too much pseudoephedrine and ICCouldn't sleep at nightGHalfway down high street, Andy looks ambivalentF CHe's probably wondering what I'm doing getting in an ambulanceGThe paramedic thinks I'm clever cos I play guitarF CI think she's clever cos she stops people dyingGAnaphylactic and super hypochondriacticFShould've stayed in bed todayCI much prefer the mundaneGI take a hit fromGAn asthma pufferFI do it wrongC GI was never good at smoking bongsFI'm not that good at breathing inC GI'm not that good at breathing inF C7 CI'm not that good at breathing in[Outro]G Dm C Bb FG Dm F Bb C
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