Dark Matter

artist : andrew bird album : armchair apocrypha song : dark matter tabbed by : justin [ Verse ] A D when i was just a little boy A i threw away all of my action toys D A D when i became obsessed with operation A D with hearts and minds and certain glands A you gotta learn to keep a steady hand D A ( A7 ) D and thus began my morbid fascination E F#m tore the spines from out of all of these self - help books E F#m made myself a gun that not only shoots but looks D E so real , it shoots through steel A D A ( A7 ) D with rays of dark matter A D A ( A7 ) D rays of dark matter A D do you wonder where the self resides A is it in your head or between your sides D and who will be the one who will decide A D its true location A D and does the thought of bile that’s red and black A the thought of tongues that taste you back D A D fill you with a nauseouseous sort of elation E F#m a noose is loosed around our necks made of dna E F#m and every day it’s growing tighter no matter what they do or say D and you can shoot right through it with rays of dark matter E just before they kick out , A D they kick out the laddEr A D with rays of dark matter A ( A7 ) D A D with rays of dark matter A D A D A D A D like something catching fire [ whistle ] A D do you wonder where the self resides A is it in your head or between your sides D and who will be the one who will decide A its true location # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # this represents the author’s own work and interpretation of the # # song . to be used only for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #