Courtney Barnett

Avant Gardener(Chords)

Courtney Barnett

Key: G

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I sleep in late 
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Another day 
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Oh what a wonder 
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Oh what a waste. 
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Its a monday 
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Its so mundane 
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What exciting things 
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Will happen today? 
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The yard is full of hard rubbish its a mess and 
F                           C 
I guess the neighbours must think we run a meth lab 
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We should ammend that 
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I pull the sheets back 
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Its 40 degrees 
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And i feel like im dying. 

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Lifes getting hard in here 
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So i do some gardening 
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Anything to take my mind away from where its sposed to be. 
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The nice lady next door talks of green beds 
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And all the nice things that she wants to plant in them 
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I wanna grow tomatoes on the front steps. 
F                          C 
Sunflowers, bean sprouts, sweet corn and radishes. 
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I feel pro-active 
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I pull out weeds 
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All of a sudden 
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Im having trouble breathing in. 
  
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My hands are shaky 
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My knees are weak 
F 
I cant seem to stand 
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On my own two feet 
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Im breathing but im wheezing 
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Feel like im emphysem-in 
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My throat feels like a funnel 
             C 
Filled with weet bix and kerosene and 
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Oh no, next thing i know 
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They call up triple o 
F                           C 
Id rather die than owe the hospital 

Till I get old 
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I get adrenalin 
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Straight to the heart 
F 
I feel like Uma Thurman 
     C 
Post-overdosing kick start 
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Reminds me of the time 
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When i was really sick and i 
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Had too much psuedoefedryn and i 
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Couldnt sleep at night 
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Halfway down high street, andy looks ambivalent 
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Hes probably wondering what im doing getting in an ambulance 
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The paramedic thinks im clever cos i play guitar 
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I think shes clever cos she stops people dying 
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Anaphylactic and super hypocondriactic 
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Shouldve stayed in bed today 
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I much prefer the mundane. 
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I take a hit from 
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An asthma puffer 
F 
I do it wrong 
      C                     G 
I was never good at smoking bongs. 
                              F 
Im not that good at breathing in 
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Im not that good at breathing in 
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Im not that good at breathing in
	        

Written by Courtney Barnett

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