Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band

Gentlemens Pact Smoke Signals

Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band


Tom: C

C                                         Am
I was lost for a while in the mirrored hallway of a high-rise hotel
F                        G
Umbrella drink in my hand, sitting there
C                                             Am
Saw ten thousand me’s with cocaine teeth and the chattering mouths
F
Thought about home thought about death
G
Thought about moving south
C
Rodeo wind blew in now the candles out
Am
And everyone’s scared
F
Call my broker sell everything
G
I want to be prepared
C
Heard the cavalry cry my girl for the night when
Am
I entered her
F
Sounds so fake, always feels fake finishes and
G
then it feels worst

F
But any hallway has a camera
F                                C (hammer on D string 2nd fret)
Every hallway has a camera don’t you know?
F
They never let you open the window
F                                C (hammer on D string 2nd fret)
They never let you open the window

G7
Smoke signals of thought
C          C/B     Am 
White ribbons of loss
Fm        G            C (hammer on D string 2nd fret)
High above the tree line They cry out