I Was a Kaleidoscope
(Acoustic Version)
Death Cab for Cutie
Intro: / A - - - / D ? Asus2 - / E ? Esus4 - / D - - - / (x2)
ADAsus2
I put on my overcoat and
EEDus4
walked into winter - my teeth chattered rhythms
A D Asus2
And they were grouped in twos or threes, like a
EEDus4
Morse code message was sent from me to
AAsus2
Me. And cars on slippery slopes were stuck: people
EEDus4
pushing through their mittens as I was beginning
ADAsus2
to feel it soaking through my shoes, getting
E Esus4 D (x2 measures)
colder with every step i took to your apartment, dear.
Riff 1
A D Asus2
And I was a kaleidoscope: the
EEDus4
snow on my lenses distorting the image
ADAsus2
of what was only one of you and I
E Esus4 D (x2 measures)
didn't know which one to address as all your lips moved
(w/Riff 1)
and this is when I forget breathe
and all the things I scripted, they sound unfounded.
And the look that you're giving me,
That tells me exactly what you are thinking:
D7/6
"This ain't working anymore."
Repeat Intro
D5
They got their mothers worked into a panic
B5
sledding down hills into oncoming traffic
D5
the parents layered clothes until the children couldn't move and then
B5
left them outside ?til their noses were blue and
FDm/maj7
I got left there, too.
/ A - - - / D ? Asus2 - / E ? Esus4 - / D - - - /
ADAsus2
I put on my overcoat and
EEDus4
walked into winter - my teeth chattered rhythms
A D Asus2
And they were grouped in twos or threes, like a
E Esus4 D5 (x4 measures)
Morse code message was sent from me to