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Two

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Chords and lyrics for Two by The Antlers

 
I
A 
n the middle of the night I was sleeping sitting u
Asus2 
p,
 
w
A 
hen a doctor came to tell me, “Enough is enough.”
Asus2 
 
H
Bm9 
e brought me out into the hall (I could have sworn it was  
D/B 
haunted),
 
a
Bm9 
nd told me something that I didn’t know that I wanted to h
D/B 
ear:
 
T
A 
hat there was nothing that I could do to save you
Asus2 
,
 
t
A 
he choir’s gonna sing, and this thing is gonna ki
Asus2 
ll 
 
you.
 
S
Bm9 
omething in my throat made my next words sha
D/B 
ke,
 
a
Bm9 
nd something in the wires made the lightbulb
D/B 
s 
 
break.
 
T
A 
here was glass inside my feet and raining down from the ceil
Asus2 
ing,
 
i
A 
t opened up the scars that had just finished heali
Asus2 
ng.

The Universe Is Going To Catch You

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Chords and lyrics for The Universe Is Going To Catch You by The Antlers

G 
 
D 
 
Em 
 
D 
 
C 
 
G 
 
D 
 
It’s been a l
Am 
ong time coming
 
It’s not  
Bm 
up for debate
 
You’ve been a  
Em 
hollowed-out 
 
apple
 
Though you’re  
G 
standing up straight
 
It’s l
Am 
ater than you think
 
And we’re  
Bm 
not going to wait
 
If you c
Em 
ontinue to tell us
 
If you c
G 
ontinue to tell us
 
G 
“Th
D 
e universe is goin
Em 
g to catch
D 
you” x2
 
The u
C 
ni
G 
ve
D 
rse
 
Am 
Well, it was fine until you fell off
 
Of the f
Bm 
ace of the Earth
 
Because we would  
Em 
call you at home
 
And no one p
G 
icked up the phone
 
But we were w
Am 
orried that you’d fallen
 
In the  
Bm 
river, or worse
 
But then you sent us back a  
Em 
letter
 
It said in  
G 
capital 
 
letters

Sylvia

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Chords and lyrics for Sylvia by The Antlers

Bm 
 
D 
 
G 
 
D 
 
 
Asus4 
 
A 
 
“
Bm 
Please, 
 
curtains
D/A 
in.
 
Start us  
G 
off… 
 
 
D/A 
You swing fi
Asus4 
rst.
A 
Bm 
Sorry. I don’t know what I sai
D/A 
d,
 
 
G 
 
D 
 
Asus4 
 
bu
A 
t you’re crying now again, and that only makes it worse.
 
G 
Let me d
D/F# 
o 
 
m
Em 
y 
 
job.
G 
Let me d
D/F# 
o 
 
m
Em 
y 
 
jo
A 
b.
 
“
D 
Sylvia, get your head out of the  
Bm 
oven.
 
Go back to  
Em 
screaming and cursing, remind me again how everyone betrayed you.
D 
Sylvia, get your head out of the  
B 
covers.
 
 
Em 
 
G 
 
Let me take  
A 
your temperature, you can throw t
D 
he thermometer right back at me, if that’s
 
D 
 
Bm 
 
Em 
G 
 
A 
 
D 
 
B 
 
Em 
G 
 
A 
 
“
Bm 
Please, please calm
D/A 
down.
 
Steady  
G 
out, I’m  
D/A 
terrif
Asus4 
ied.
A 
Bm 
Sorry. I want us to ally
D/A 
,
 
Asus4 A
G 
D/A 
 
G 
Let me d
D/F# 
o 
 
m
Em 
y 
 
job.
G 
Let me d
D/F# 
o 
 
m
Em 
y 
 
jo
A 
b.
 
“
D 
Sylvia, get your head out of the  
Bm 
oven.
 
Go back to  
Em 
screaming and cursing, remind me again how everyone betrayed you.
D 
Sylvia, get your head out of the  
B 
covers.
 
 
Em 
 
G 
 
Let me take  
A 
your temperature, you can throw t
D 
he thermometer right back at me, if that’s
 
D 
 
B 
 
Em 
G 
1 2 3 4  
A 
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D 
 
B 
 
Em 
G 
 
A 
 
D 
 
“
D 
Sylvia, can’t you see what you are  
Bm 
doing?
 
Can’t you see I’m  
Em 
scared to speak, and I hate my voice ’cause it only makes you angry.
D 
Sylvia, I only talk when you are  
Bm 
sleeping.
 
 
Em 
 
G 
 
That’s when I te
A 
ll you everything, and I imagine that somehow you’re going to hear me…”

Stairs To The Attic

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Chords and lyrics for Stairs To The Attic by The Antlers

 
Outro – G, Em, C, G, A, Am
C 
 
I de
G 
cided on that evening
 
That I was  
C 
through with sitting still
 
I stood  
Am 
up and started moving
 
With a  
C 
childlike 
 
fascination
 
For those  
G 
doors that don’t have locks
 
And the  
C 
stairways that were blocked
 
So I dug  
Am 
through the obstruction
 
Put my  
C 
fist around the railing
 
And each  
G 
step was far apart
 
And far a
C 
way from steps before it
 
And the  
Am 
air was getting thinner
 
Until I  
C 
couldn’t breathe at all
 
And if I  
G 
happened to look behind me
 
There were  
C 
miles and miles of stairs
 
Enough so I  
Am 
couldn’t see the doorway
 
But I  
C 
knew that it was there
 
And on the  
G 
last step I was dizzy
 
Because there were  
C 
stairs in all directions
 
But I  
Am 
found another door
 
And through the  
C 
door there was the attic
 
Without old  
G 
clothes
 
Every
C 
thing had opened wide
 
Into the  
Am 
jaws of something bigger
 
And  
C 
suddenly I saw that I was
 
Em 
Upstairs 
 
and
G 
outside 
 
and
C 
freezing on the
G 
roof
D 
Em 
Finally it had
G 
found 
 
me
 
The  
C 
answer, the  
Em 
feeling, and the
A 
truth:
C 
 
That I’m  
G 
small
 
That I’m  
Em 
small
 
That I’m  
C 
small
G 
 
I’m sm
A 
aller than the smallest fire
Am 
ball

Shiva

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Chords and lyrics for Shiva by The Antlers

Bm 
G 
 
 
A 
D 
 
 
G 
A
D 
 
Bm 
Suddenly
A 
every 
 
mach
G 
ine stopped at o
D 
nce
 
And the mon
G 
itors 
 
bee
D 
ped the last t
A 
ime
Bm 
Hundreds of t
A 
housands of h
G 
ospital 
 
b
D 
eds
 
And a
G 
ll of them e
D 
mpty but m
A 
ine

Putting The Dog To Sleep

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Chords and lyrics for Putting The Dog To Sleep by The Antlers

C 
Prove to me I’m not gonna d
Bm 
ie 
 
alone.
Am 
 
Put your arm aro
G 
und my collarbone
F 
 
And open the door.
C 
G 
 
C 
Don’t lie to me
 
If you’re puttin
Bm 
g the dog to sle
Am 
ep.
 
That pet  
G 
you just coul
F 
dn’t keep, and couldn’t afford.
C 
G 
 
Well prov
C 
e to me I’m not gonna die a
Bm 
lone.
Am 
G 
Unstitch 
 
th
F 
at (shit?) I’ve sewn to close u
C 
p the hole that tore through my skin.
G 
 
Well my trust i
C 
n you is a dog with a broken
Bm 
leg… 
 
 
Am 
G 
Tendons too  
F 
torn to beg for you to let me back in.
C 
G 
 
C 
You said I can’t prove to you you’
Bm 
re not gonna di
Am 
e 
 
alone.
 
But tru
G 
st me to take  
F 
you home to clean up that blood all over you
C 
r 
 
palms.
G 
 
You can’t keep running out k
C 
icking yourself off  
Bm 
the 
 
bed.
Am 
G 
Kicking 
 
yourse
F 
lf in the head. Because you’re kicking me too.
C 
G 
 
F 
Put your trust in m
Am 
e, I’m not gonna die al
C 
one(2x)
 
I don’t thin
G 
k 
 
so.
 
Put your trust i
F 
n me, I’m not gonn
Am 
a die alone(2x)  
C 
 
I don’t thin
G 
k 
 
so.

Nothing Matters While Were Dancing

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Chords and lyrics for Nothing Matters While Were Dancing by The Antlers

E 
Dance with m
B 
e my  
Ab 
old 
 
friend
 
and we’ll  
Am 
dance among the  
B 
chandeliers
 
E 
(C): And nothing matters when we
Ab 
‘re 
 
dancing
 
B 
In tat or tatters you’re en
E 
trancing
 
Ab 
Be we in Paris or in Lansing
 
B 
nothing matters when we’re  
E 
dancing
B 
nothing matters when we’re d
E 
ancing.

Nothing Matters When Were Dancing

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Chords and lyrics for Nothing Matters When Were Dancing by The Antlers

 
Da
C 
nce with m
G 
e my old fr
F 
iend
 
C 
once 
 
be
G 
fore 
 
w
F 
e 
 
go
 
C 
Let’s 
 
p
G 
retend 
 
this
F 
song won’t end
 
C 
and we  
G 
never have t
F 
o go home
 
F 
and we’ll dance a
G 
mong the chandeliers
 
C 
And nothing matters when we’re  
F 
dancing
 
G 
In tat or tatters you’re ent
C 
rancing
 
F 
Be we in Paris or in Lansing
 
C 
nothing matters when we’re
F 
dancing
 
C 
nothing matters when we’re  
F 
dancing.
 
C 
You’ve never  
G 
been more be
F 
autiful
 
C 
your eyes like
G 
two full m
F 
oons
 
C 
as here in this p
G 
oor old d
F 
ancehall
 
C 
among the dr
G 
eadful 
 
t
F 
unes
 
F 
the awful songs we  
G 
don’t even hear
 
C 
And nothing matters when we’re  
F 
dancing
 
G 
In tat or tatters you’re ent
C 
rancing
 
F 
Be we in Paris or in Lansing
 
C 
nothing matters when we’re
F 
dancing
 
C 
nothing matters when we’re  
F 
dancing.

Kettering

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Chords and lyrics for Kettering by The Antlers

Am 
Well I wish that I had known in that first  
C 
minute we met
 
The  
Em 
unpayable debt that I’d
Am 
owe to you…

In The Attic

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Chords and lyrics for In The Attic by The Antlers

Em 
“Upstairs 
 
an
G 
d Downstairs an
C 
d Outside on th
G 
e 
 
Roof”
D 
 
Em 
“Lost stars and
G 
…”
C 
G 
A 
Am