Civilian Chords & Lyrics by Wye Oak

Civilian

guitar chords lyrics

Wye Oak

Capo on 4th
Em* = fingers at the 2nd fret of the bottom two strings, with hammer ons to the bottom e string
if this doesn't sound right just use a normal Em chord.

hammer-ons are littered throughout the song, most are progressive to building the
chord, so just flow on with the chord progressions.

Chord progression is Em* - Dsus2 - Am - C

I am nothing without pretend

I know my faults
Can't live with them
I am nothing without a man
I know my thoughts
But I can't hide them

I still keep my baby teeth
In the bedside table with my jewelry
You still sleep in the bed with me,
My jewelry, and my baby teeth

Little break down bit
E--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--|
B--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--| Em
G--9--9--9--9--|--7--7--7--7--| with Hammer-ons x 4
D--------------|--------------| (listen for exact rhythm etc.)
A--------------|--------------|
E--------------|--------------|

I don't need another friend
When most of them
I can barely keep up with them
Perfectly able to hold my own hand,
But I still can't kiss my own neck

I wanted yo give you everything
But I still stand in awe of superficial things
I wanted to love you like my mother's mother's mother did
Civilian, civilian.

(Solo to finish, basic Am scale progression with big distortion, just wing it! )