Titus Andronicus

Above The Bodega(Chords)

Titus Andronicus

Key: F

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Intro: F 

Verse 
                            Bb                                F 
I can keep a secret from my mama, I can keep a secret from my pa 
                     Bb                                  F 
I keep myself out of trouble, stay one step ahead of the law 
                          Dm                                  F 
And I can keep it from my neighbors & it ain't like they even care 
      Bb                           C                    F 
But I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store downstairs 


Verse 
                      Bb                                     F 
It's the patronage of strangers that's keeping me from being broke 
                            Bb                                           F 
But when they hand over the paycheck to me, they have to wonder where it goes 
                        Dm                                   F 
Because I never seem to save it & I sure ain't wasting it on clothes, nor soap 
       Bb                           C                     F 
It's a mystery to you but there's a guy at the store that knows 

Dm F Because by eleven in the morning, I'll find him selling smokes Dm F Laughing in another language but we all know a joke's a joke Bb C Then by seven in the evening, I'm darkening the door Bb C F Lord, it's so hard trying to keep a secret in that god damn store
Verse Bb F He's there to see me buying cigarettes & he's there to see me buying beer Bb F He's never seen me on the internet and five o'clock is nowhere near Dm F But every day can be the weekend if you can walk a couple floors, take that three story tour Bb C F And make sure yr talking money when yr rocking with the boss at the store. I'm rocking with the boss! Bridge Dm F I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store Dm F I can't keep a secret, I couldn't lie anymore Bb C I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store. Why try like before? Verse Bb F Because you can lie with yr expression or lie with the things you say Bb F But you can't lie with yr dollars, nah, babe & yr dollars, they give you away Dm F And the faces on the paper, the faces from the paper glare Bb C F That's why I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store downstairs
Dm F The money in the pocket, there's a fire burning there Bb C F That's why I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store downstairs Bb C F It's glaringly apparent why I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store downstairs Bb C F So why should I attempt it when I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store downstairs?

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