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Bm A F#m E

Silent knife, unholy knife, a bridge of cracks click as I twist my spine I turn to find a visitor Rapture me my Lolita And I know she knows that I killed my love

3ww

D F#m A G Em E

Verse 2 Neon, neon, neon A blue neon lamp in a midnight country field Cows surround so you lean on, lean on So much your hugs become hold ons

The Actor

A G D

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Bricked up a kilo Paneled down in the back door All the while I’m riding

Adeline

C G Am D5 Em Asus2

Ooh, I wish you well I wish you well I wish you well I wish you well

An Awesome Wave

A D G Em F Bm

Shit them all festival, laugh at the beautiful It's just a nod to the canon Simple man Stan can't stand up on the beautiful It's just a nod to the canon

Arrival In Nara

G Em A D Am C

As she submarines The rope loops round her feeble feet Before the dawn Breaks on her sorry grasp In a blink and in one motion

Bloodflood

F# A E D

C-O-double M-O-N A wave, an awesome wave, That rushes skin and widens in blooded veins. Breath in, exhale, I?ve poked a nerve he?ll slap me like a whale

Bloodflood Pt Ii

D E F#m A G F#

Heat shimmer Hips quiver Open smother Lipped lover

Breezblocks

Am C C/B

Verse 1 She may contain the urge to run away (open A sting x4) But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks Cetirizine your fever's gripped me again

Breezeblocks

F Am Dm A#m Dm7 Am7

Do you know where the wilds things go They go along to take your honey - la la la la Break down now weep build up breakfast now Let's eat my love my love love love - la la la la

Buffalo

G F D Em Am E

I am here Laughter swallowing cups of pride Inside it paints me With the visions I love For the future tributes

Chicago

C Em D Am F Dm

[Verse 1] More together than alone From a hill, we saw it rain on the town over Torch to your chin lights your cheekbones In that moment, I saw a likeness to our father

Choice Kingdom

D G G5 Em A5 A

[Verse 1] Her choice kingdom Their voice; hear them Our choice kingdom

Dancing In The Moonlight

Bm A G D

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Well I passed you in the doorway And you took me with a glance Should have been on that last bus home But I asked you for a dance

Deadcrush

D5 A5 G5 F5

[Verse 1] (Extra) ordinarily pretty teeth Beauty lingers out of reach You're my DC oh Lee, oh Man Ray went cray cray over you

Dissolve Me

G Bm D A E F#m

Now dissolve me- Two tabs on your tongue A herd of shepherds to herd the sheep, Sleep now my only one Broken sweethearts (ahh-ah) who sleep apart

Every Other Freckle

A D E C G

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I want to share your mouthful I want to do all the things your lungs do so well I'm gonna bend into you like a cat fits into a beanbag Turn you inside out to lick you like a crisp packet

Fitzpleasure

Em D G F# A

Dead in the middle of the C-O-double M-O-N, Little did I know then that the Mandela Boys soon become Mandela Men. Tall woman, pull the pylons down And wrap them around the necks of all the feckless men that queue to be the next. Steepled fingers, ring leaders, queue jumpers, rock fist paper scissors, lingered fluffers.

Get Better

D G A Bm Em E

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[Verse 1] Hallelujah, I'm listening to a recording of you sleeping next to me A cappella, I'm listening to you cover Elliot Smith's "Angeles" It's these times I'll need if you go It's these times I'll need if you go, so

The Gospel Of John Hurt

F G Dm D C A

Pas de barré*

No space L-shaped Tetris Tile seeking Somewhere

Hand-made

A E D

Pas de barré

There's bears in the wood and they're out to get me, And I'm safe from harm if I stay in this chalet. And hold me tight and I'll sink in, I'm absorbed in your thinking,

Happier When Youre Gone

E A F#m Bm

[Bridge] It's not easy, it's not easy, homelessness at home Asus4 A E My life is bracing for your hug. You pass me to unplug your phone Asus4 A

Hard Drive Gold

G F C D A

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[Chorus] Gimme that gold Straight into my hard drive Gimme that gold Straight into my hard drive, baby

Hares On The Mountain

Dm G F Am

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[Verse 1] Oh Sally, my dear It's you I'd be kissing She smiled and replied, "You don't know what you're missing."

Hit Me Like That Snare

G5 C B E D Bb5

[Verse 1] I'm out the door at a quarter to four Poppers blocking, baby, might take some more I'm fucking loose, you're gorgeous, I don't care Come closer, baby, slap me like that snare

House Of The Rising Sun

G F#m Bm D E D/F#

There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor soul And, Lord, my father's the one

Hunger Of The Pine

F D E Em Am Asus2/G

And so you finally use it Bedding with me you see at night Your heart wears knight armour Hunger of the pine

In Cold Blood

F#m Bm D E G A

Crying zeros and I'm nearing 1 1 1 Cut my somersaults, Imma backflip Pool, summer, summer, pool, pool summer Kiss me

Interlude 1

G Em A F#m

She looks up up at the blueeeeeee, And whispers to all of the above. Don't let me drown, don't breathe alone, No kicks no pangs no broken bones. Never let me sink, Always feel at home, No sticks no shanks and no stones.

Interlude 3

A G E F D

This is the third interlude in alt-J's album "An Awesome Wave" There are no lyrics, besides the humming. I tried to make sense of the humming by adding chords above The necessary Ooo's. It should be pretty clear where a chord change occours if you're listening To this song.

Interlude Iii

F C G D

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Chords Used: [Whisper] 3, 2, 1... Ooo - Ooo - Ooo - Oooaah

Intro

Bm G D A

Pas de barré*

Shit them all festival, laugh at the beautiful It's just a nod to the canon Simple man Stan can't stand up on the beautiful It's just a nod to the canon

Last Year

D A G Em D/A Bm

January came and took my heart away Feb-ru-a-ry felt the same March, my hugs became hold ons April, I huffed like porridge on the boil Morning May, I'm downwind from your shampoo

Left Hand Free

E E7 A D A7

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[Verse] Hey shady baby I'm hot Like the prodigal son Pick a battle eenie meenie miney moe Hey flower you're the chosen one

Leon

Dm Am G F C A

Pas de barré*

[Hook] Yeah, I love you, Leon Yeah, I love you, Leon, Leon Yeah, I love you, Leon Yeah, I love you, Leon, Leon

Losing My Mind

D F# G E A

[Verse 1] Oh legacy Is a picture of me On holiday In the late '70s

Lovely Day

E A G B

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When I wake up in the morning light Sunlight hurts my eyes Something without warning, love Plays heavy on my mind

Matilda

D G Em A Bm

Pas de barré*

And she needs you This is for Matilda And she needs you This is for Matilda

Ms

F Dm Bb

We can't lose touch but we can let go, blue and white gun made from Lego. All the vowels vow to hold your name, keep your estate clean of me. I've pillowed you so many times this week, Close eyes, open, close again, forget and fall asleep.

Nara

A Bm/F# G Em F#m

Follow, let him go, let him lead me be Love is a pharaoh, and in front of me I thought let him be where he want to be Love is a pharaoh and he?s boning me I?ve discovered a man like no other man

Philadelphia

F Am G E FM7 D

[Pre-Chorus] Oh, the cadence of the glow Concussive flashes of distant memories Good God, I feel your hands on me

Pleader

A D C#º Dm Bm G

Verse 1: To be told of such hills To be held in such spots To behold such warmth Call to arms these harmonies!

Portrait

D G Em A

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That you know my good You might tell me what, ‘cause Do you think that these are my good nature You establish this good nature

Powders

D A Bm C#m a e

[Verse 1] Powders in between palms Lick Bm In the dry Pacific night

Pusher

D F A Em G Dm

Are you a pusher or are you a puller? We could hold hands for 15 minutes in the sauna We could hold hands for a pool length underwater I can push and pull

Something Good

Em C G

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Something good Oh something good Oh something good Oh something good tonight will make me forget about you for now

Taro

Gm Dm C F Cm

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[Verse] Indo - china, Capa jumps Jeep, two feet creep up the road To photo, to record meat lumps and war, They advance as does his chance oh Very yellow white flash.

Tessellate

Em D A G

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Bite chunks out of me You're a shark and I'm swimming My heart still thumps as I bleed And all your friends come sniffing.

U And Me

D G A C F E

[Verse 1] Summer holiday, having fun Happiness is between two buns Feeling funky on a rolling boil Smiles bend all over, can't control how I feel

U&me

D C G Am A F

Verse 1: Summer holiday, having fun Happiness is between two buns Feeling funky on a rolling boil Smiles bend all over

Walk A Mile

G D A C F Dm

[Verse 1] Dsus4 C At last, my baby's walked a mile G Dmadd4 In my shoes, in my shoes

Warm Foothills

D G A

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Dry dunes cater for jumping boys From the nape of her neck he made his descent They watched men hurl from rock to sea Like sternum to button, lined lip pinches in between