Lyrics of
Burdens Of Being Upright

Mother Mother, how's the family? I'm just calling to say hello
Mother mother, are you listening, just a phone call to ease your mind,
Life is perfect, never better, distance making, the heart grow by,
Well you sent me off to see the world
But you're scared that I might get hurt
(scream)Everything's fine
I'm freezing, I'm starving, I'm bleeding to death,
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Tabbed by Frederic Maquet
Navy been is bigger than it seems
Put it on don't ask what it means
Vibrate around
Verse 2: (same progression as verse 1 unless indicated)
Vibrate around
Vibrate oohohoho Vibrate
Around
Verse 3: (exactly the same progression as verse 1)
Vibrate ohohoho Vibrate around
Bridge: (slow, fingerpick the chords)
Oh you little Navy Been, are you caught up in the tree?
Navy Been Navy Been
(play above once more )
Navy Been, Navy Been(scream)
Vibrate around x4
Repeat intro end on G.
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Tabbed by Frederic Maquet
It makes you reek
It makes you strong
Benine in your blood to burn
It took your nights
AaaaaaaaHaaaaaAhhaaHAaaa x4 From the maaaan who sold the world
A million-doller caddie worth
Verse 5: same prog as verse 1
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Saw a shark today
Ate a man and then, just swam away
But it wasn't OK
No it wasn't OK
Saw a snake today,
No it wasn't OK
Chorus: (distortion)
No -ho, No -ho, No -ho, No-ho x2
But it wan't OK
No it wasn't OK
Verse 3: (same chord progression as verse 2)
No it wasn't OK x2
Break: (play x2)
Nohowoah, Nohowoah, no, not I
Nohowoah, Nohowoah, not me
Verse 4: (play as verse 2)
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You've got a ro-ocket
Inside your bullet head
Baaaahaaby
Your natural greyness
Has never done you wrong
Laaahaaaady
Who's got the bull down low owoahwoah
Who's got the bull down low
Who's got the bull down be-low
Verse 2: (like verse 1)
You talk of genius
He'll bend you over, little red rover
Bend you right over, some Casanova
Get back to your mama, little Chihuahua
Chorus x2
See you running and it's all over now
The devil's coming and he's showing us how
He's going down on the street, like, it's such a cool sight
The lizard king is here and where are you now?
Monkey Brain is here and he's showing us how
He's going down on a cool bike,
And I am loosing sight
And every day is like the one before
Yeah it's like the one before
You get it right you'll breath no mooooore
Verse 2: (same prog as in verse 1)
no more x3
Instrumental: (violins)
Play chorus 1 then chorus x2
end on "no more"
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For every stone, there's a rock waiting someone's
Head, hear it come and you'll wish you had two heads
30 seconds x2
Tell half your soul and you'll realise that you are
Noohoa one
Noohoa one x3
No one
For every star, there's another one that's fading
No-hoa one x3
No one
Out of my way
Four you know you're
Out of my way x3
For everyone, there's another one that's stronger
No-hoa one x3
No one
Out of my way
Four you know you're
Out of my way x3
Chords: These are a bit weird
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Tabbed by Frederic Maquet
I know the sons are wrong, to wake their dad
You got, if anything, a bigger head
Most likely to perform, was who I knew
But now it's you that I have to know
Verse 2: (same progression as verse 1)
Only the real world
It's so unreal
Only the real is rea-he-eal
Pocket the business card, be on your way
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