R.E.M. — Hairshirt
# #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# ##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # ##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## #From: Scott A. Yanoff # #HAIRSHIRT # #{This song repeats these 8 measures throughout the verses: #G / / / G / / / A7 / / / A7 / / / C / / / C / / / G / / / G / / /} #> #> I am not the type of dog #> That could keep you waiting #> For no good reason #> Run a carbon-black test on my jaw #> And you will find it's all been said before #> G A7 C Am > I can swing my megaphone and long arm the rest Am > It's easier and better C C > To just beat it from the chest > Of desire G > > I could walk into this room > And the waves of conversation are enough > To knock you down in the undertow > So alone so alone in my life > Feed me banks of light > And hang your hairshirt on the lowest rung > It's a beautiful life > And I can hang my hairshirt > Away up high in the attic of the wrong dog's life chest > Or bury it at sea > All my life I've searched for this > > Here I am here I am in your life > It's a beautiful life > My life > It's a beautiful life > Your life
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