The Lemon Twigs – Small Victories chords

[Intro]

F# G#m Eb Am6  

( 10 on D string, 11 on G, 10 on B)

E[Verse 1]
F#                    G#m          EbJust how much of this will you all allow
Am6   E     EbTo go on?
F#                           G#m            EbWhat will it take for you to realize you're wrong?
Am6    EOh, so wrong


[Refrain 1]
Eb                                  G#mHe fought with him, who fought with her
                            C#Who denied the knowledge of what those altercations were
F#                    EbmAll the lies and the sighs
                G#m       BmThis was not so reassuring


[Pre-Chorus 1]
ABut all is well and all is merry
BmEven when the times are scary
E                       AEvery generation is the same

Resulting in this fear illusion
BmIs a void that breeds confusion
E                       ALeading to a population tame


[Chorus]
EI understand demand
                              AAnd know there're no guarantees
               E                                         F#m  Bm G#mBut we've been built a world that's full of small victories


[Verse 2]
F#                    G#m                 EbI've been waiting for a light to shine my way

Am6    E Eb (Triplet thing: 1 trip let 2 trip let 3 trip let four trip let
                           Eb  E    E  E  F    F  F  F#   F#  F#   G    GEvery day

F#                   G#m            EbNo one understands a word of what I say
Am6      E"Go away"


[Refrain 2]
Eb                           G#m"I rule the sun and all the stars"
                                 C#Say the sons and daughters whose parents bought them getaway cars
F#                 Ebm                  G#m        BmTo ignore inner war that is building up inside them


[Pre-Chorus 2]
AFrom the mountains to the prairies
BmEverything is looking scary
E                             ABut the lot around me feel no pain

They live their days in mass delusion
BmWhile I coddle my seclusion
E                                    AKnowing that they're all laughing at Shane


[Chorus]
EI understand demand
                     AAnd know there're no guarantees
               E                                 F#m       Bm   G#mBut we've been built a land that's full of small victories

[Outro]
F# G#m Eb Am6 E Eb til end