John Moreland

I Need You To Tell Me Who I Am

John Moreland


Tom: C

[Intro] G  C  G  Em  Dsus2  G  

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I’m staring at the sky with a lump inside my throat
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I’m as green as the grass in every song you wrote
     Dsus2              G       C/G               G
Well babe, I’m afraid I lost it before you knew I had it
Dsus2         G        C/G
Boxes full of dust are falling from the attic
           Em     Dsus2  G           C/G             G
I threw my love into the ocean and I found it in the sand
      Em          Dsus2         C/G
And I need you to tell me who I am

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I got years worth of work and I’m running low on tools
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I’ve been worshiping the words of weary worn out fools
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We stood out on the sidewalk throwing feathers at the castle
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Be careful what you wish for, babe you look a little fragile
                 Em      Dsus2  G                 C/G                  G
And they’ll blow smoke in your direction til you don’t know where you stand
      Em          Dsus2   C/G
And I need you to tell me who I am

Dsus2             C/G       G
I never cared for anyone so much
      Dsus2       C/G            G
I was born with a bomb inside my gut
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You spend so long looking that you never really see
  Em          Dsus2   C/G
I need you to tell me what to be

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     Dsus2              G       C/G               G
Well babe, I’m afraid I lost it before you knew I had it
Dsus2             G           C/G
I only wanted one thing and I put my faith in magic
           Em     Dsus2  G           C/G             G
I threw my love into the ocean and I found it in the sand
  Em          Dsus2   C/G
I need you to tell me who I am

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