Oh, Precious
Mandolin solo:
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draw out the final note by repeatedly hitting it
I
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live in a building where nobody knows me,
live in a building where nobody knows me,
I go to bed early, I sleep in my
D
clothes.
clothes.
At
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night I hear screaming down in the street,
night I hear screaming down in the street,
I dream that I’m slipping, I reach for my
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fe-
fe-
A
et.
et.
Chorus:
B
Precious, we are
Precious, we are
A
falling down,
falling down,
E
catch us.
catch us.
B
Precious, we are
Precious, we are
A
falling down,
falling down,
E
catch us.
catch us.
Oh
D
no,
no,
A
down we go a
down we go a
E
gain.
gain.
Oh
D
no,
no,
A
down we go a
down we go a
E
gain.
gain.
I
E
fill in the holes in my vision with dexedrine,
fill in the holes in my vision with dexedrine,
the
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landscape spins sideways, the movies and magazines
landscape spins sideways, the movies and magazines
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whisper as they hide on soft silky surfaces
whisper as they hide on soft silky surfaces
A
surely my neighbors and friends have ther purposes
surely my neighbors and friends have ther purposes
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here.
here.
The
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building is maddening, thirty floors high
building is maddening, thirty floors high
they are building a needle that pierces the
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sky
sky
like a
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cold vaccination, like a smile through a polaroid,
cold vaccination, like a smile through a polaroid,
A
surely my neighbors and friends want to be destroyed.
surely my neighbors and friends want to be destroyed.
Chorus 2:
B
Precious, we are
Precious, we are
A
falling down,
falling down,
E
catch us.
catch us.
B
Precious, we are
Precious, we are
A
falling down,
falling down,
E
catch us.
catch us.
Oh
D
no,
no,
A
down we go a
down we go a
E
gain.
gain.
Oh
D
no,
no,
A
down we go a
down we go a
E
gain.
gain.
Ohh
D
ohhh
ohhh
A
Ohhhhh
Ohhhhh
E
Ohhhhh
Ohhhhh
Oh
D
no,
no,
A
down we go, so
down we go, so
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Lend me a leaf from the rill, lifting the dreams from
Lend me a leaf from the rill, lifting the dreams from
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you,
you,
they sift through the meshes of the ancient after
E
noon.
noon.
E
Leave me alone for awhile, leave me alone with your
Leave me alone for awhile, leave me alone with your
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smile,
smile,
and
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listen to the breaking, all the
listen to the breaking, all the
A
buildings we are making will be
buildings we are making will be
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gone.
gone.
D A E
D A E
second mandolin solo
Chorus 3:
B
Precious, we are
Precious, we are
A
falling down,
falling down,
E
catch us. x3
catch us. x3
B
Precious, we are
Precious, we are
A
falling down, falling down,
falling down, falling down,
E
catch us.
catch us.
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