Chords for Amanda Palmer - Australia
Tempo:
137.55 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Gm
F
Bb
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
So, um, so I read on the internet that you guys had a picnic out on [Gm] the Opera House steps.
I know I fucking missed it.
I had to get ready for the show.
[Eb]
[F]
[C] [Eb]
[F]
[Eb] I can do the dishes [F] while talking on the phone.
[Cm] I [Eb] could ask you for an answer, [F] but you want to [Cm] be alone.
[F]
[Cm] I [Eb] can never do the dishes a [F] single dish at a time.
[Cm] [Eb] It's too much of a commitment, [F] so I line them up on fire.
[A] I [Eb] could calumniate your insides.
[F] I could wind them all around me.
I [Eb] could tiptoe on a tightrope, [F] made of fear and looking down.
I could see [Eb] all the people, do they see me?
[F] I could wave or I could carry
[Eb] all the dishes that they gave me [F] that are keeping me steady.
[Bb] Or I [Dm] could go to [Gm] Australia, carry [Cm] a Bowie [F] knife,
and wear [Cm] my hair like [D] Hepburn, parted on the [Gm] side, and [Bb] learn card tricks,
[E] and buy
[G] everyone [Gm] drinks, and take boxing, and [Em] write
[E] [Cm] songs about my [Eb] Bowie knife.
[Gm] I [Bb] could do [Gm] these dishes.
I could try [Bb] to do [G] these dishes.
I [Eb] could try.
I could bake [F] a cake.
[Bb] My kitchen is [Dm] small, but I [Fm] could clear the [Eb] space.
I could write my [F] name,
[Bb] because practice [Dm] makes perfect.
[D] Yes, that's what [Eb] they say.
I could make a button [F] out of plaster that said [Bb] finished.
I [Eb] could hang it in my closet
[F] to the left side of the light switch.
[Eb] I could walk down to Columbus [F] and try drinking
to forget it, and then [Eb] come home less afraid, and then [F]
press it and press [Bb] it.
Or I could [Gm] go to Australia, carry [Cm] a Bowie [F]
knife, and wear [Cm] my hair like [D] Hepburn,
parted on [Gm] the side, and learn [Bb] card tricks, [E] and buy everyone [Gm] drinks, and [Bb] take boxing,
and [E] try
[Gm] eating things only with chopsticks, [E] and write [Cm] songs about my [Eb] Bowie knife.
[Gm] I could do these [Em]
dishes.
[Gm] I could try to do [E] these dishes.
I could [Gm] decide to do [Em] these dishes.
[Gm]
I [Eb] could decide.
[Bb] Or I could [A] go to [Gm] Australia, carry [Cm] a Bowie knife, [F] and wear my hair [Cm] like Hepburn,
[D] parted on the side, and [Gm] learn card tricks, [Bb] and physics, and [E]
buy [Gm] everyone drinks,
and take boxing, and try eating things only with [F] chopsticks, and [E] finally be [Em] like a [Cm] person I think you [Eb] might like.
[Gm] I could do [E] these dishes.
I [Gm] could try to do [E] these dishes.
I could [Gm] decide to [Bb] do [E] these dishes.
I could [Gm]
decide to [G] do [Em] these dishes.
Time [Eb] to decide.
[Bb] Fuck it, I'm gonna [Dm]
go to [Eb] Australia.
[Bb] I'm gonna [Dm] go to [Eb] Australia.
[Bb]
I'm gonna [Dm] go to [G]
Australia.
[Gm]
[F] She's gonna go.
[E] [Em]
Bye, [Eb] bye.
[Bb]
[N]
I know I fucking missed it.
I had to get ready for the show.
[Eb]
[F]
[C] [Eb]
[F]
[Eb] I can do the dishes [F] while talking on the phone.
[Cm] I [Eb] could ask you for an answer, [F] but you want to [Cm] be alone.
[F]
[Cm] I [Eb] can never do the dishes a [F] single dish at a time.
[Cm] [Eb] It's too much of a commitment, [F] so I line them up on fire.
[A] I [Eb] could calumniate your insides.
[F] I could wind them all around me.
I [Eb] could tiptoe on a tightrope, [F] made of fear and looking down.
I could see [Eb] all the people, do they see me?
[F] I could wave or I could carry
[Eb] all the dishes that they gave me [F] that are keeping me steady.
[Bb] Or I [Dm] could go to [Gm] Australia, carry [Cm] a Bowie [F] knife,
and wear [Cm] my hair like [D] Hepburn, parted on the [Gm] side, and [Bb] learn card tricks,
[E] and buy
[G] everyone [Gm] drinks, and take boxing, and [Em] write
[E] [Cm] songs about my [Eb] Bowie knife.
[Gm] I [Bb] could do [Gm] these dishes.
I could try [Bb] to do [G] these dishes.
I [Eb] could try.
I could bake [F] a cake.
[Bb] My kitchen is [Dm] small, but I [Fm] could clear the [Eb] space.
I could write my [F] name,
[Bb] because practice [Dm] makes perfect.
[D] Yes, that's what [Eb] they say.
I could make a button [F] out of plaster that said [Bb] finished.
I [Eb] could hang it in my closet
[F] to the left side of the light switch.
[Eb] I could walk down to Columbus [F] and try drinking
to forget it, and then [Eb] come home less afraid, and then [F]
press it and press [Bb] it.
Or I could [Gm] go to Australia, carry [Cm] a Bowie [F]
knife, and wear [Cm] my hair like [D] Hepburn,
parted on [Gm] the side, and learn [Bb] card tricks, [E] and buy everyone [Gm] drinks, and [Bb] take boxing,
and [E] try
[Gm] eating things only with chopsticks, [E] and write [Cm] songs about my [Eb] Bowie knife.
[Gm] I could do these [Em]
dishes.
[Gm] I could try to do [E] these dishes.
I could [Gm] decide to do [Em] these dishes.
[Gm]
I [Eb] could decide.
[Bb] Or I could [A] go to [Gm] Australia, carry [Cm] a Bowie knife, [F] and wear my hair [Cm] like Hepburn,
[D] parted on the side, and [Gm] learn card tricks, [Bb] and physics, and [E]
buy [Gm] everyone drinks,
and take boxing, and try eating things only with [F] chopsticks, and [E] finally be [Em] like a [Cm] person I think you [Eb] might like.
[Gm] I could do [E] these dishes.
I [Gm] could try to do [E] these dishes.
I could [Gm] decide to [Bb] do [E] these dishes.
I could [Gm]
decide to [G] do [Em] these dishes.
Time [Eb] to decide.
[Bb] Fuck it, I'm gonna [Dm]
go to [Eb] Australia.
[Bb] I'm gonna [Dm] go to [Eb] Australia.
[Bb]
I'm gonna [Dm] go to [G]
Australia.
[Gm]
[F] She's gonna go.
[E] [Em]
Bye, [Eb] bye.
[Bb]
[N]
Key:
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Gm
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Bb
Cm
Eb
Gm
F
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
So, um, _ _ _ _ so I read on the internet that you guys had a picnic out on [Gm] the Opera House steps. _ _ _ _
I know I fucking missed it.
I had to get ready for the show.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] I can do the dishes [F] while talking on the phone. _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] I [Eb] could ask you for an answer, [F] but you want to [Cm] be alone.
[F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] I [Eb] can never do the dishes a [F] single dish at a _ time.
_ _ [Cm] [Eb] It's too much of a commitment, [F] so I line them up on _ fire. _ _ _ _
[A] I [Eb] could _ calumniate your insides.
[F] I could wind them all around me.
I [Eb] could tiptoe on a tightrope, [F] made of fear and looking down.
I could see [Eb] all the people, do they see me?
[F] I could wave or I could carry
[Eb] all the dishes that they gave me [F] that are keeping me steady.
[Bb] Or I [Dm] could go to [Gm] _ Australia, _ carry [Cm] a _ _ _ Bowie [F] _ knife,
and wear [Cm] my hair like _ [D] Hepburn, _ parted on the [Gm] side, and [Bb] learn card tricks,
[E] and buy _
[G] _ everyone [Gm] drinks, and take boxing, and [Em] write _
[E] _ _ _ [Cm] songs about my [Eb] Bowie knife.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] I [Bb] could do [Gm] these _ dishes.
I could try [Bb] to do [G] these dishes.
I [Eb] could try.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I could bake [F] a cake.
_ _ [Bb] My kitchen is [Dm] small, but I [Fm] could clear the [Eb] _ space.
I could write my [F] _ name, _
[Bb] because practice [Dm] makes perfect.
[D] Yes, that's what [Eb] they say.
I could make a button [F] out of plaster that said [Bb] finished.
I [Eb] could hang it in my closet
[F] to the left side of the light switch.
[Eb] I could walk down to Columbus [F] and try drinking
to forget it, and then [Eb] come home less afraid, and then [F]
press it and press [Bb] it.
Or I could [Gm] go to _ Australia, _ carry [Cm] a _ Bowie _ _ [F] _
knife, and wear [Cm] my hair like [D] Hepburn, _
parted on [Gm] the side, and learn [Bb] card tricks, [E] and buy _ everyone [Gm] drinks, and [Bb] take boxing,
and [E] try _
_ [Gm] eating things only with chopsticks, [E] and write _ _ _ [Cm] songs about my [Eb] Bowie _ knife.
_ _ [Gm] _ I could do these [Em] _ _
dishes.
[Gm] I could try to do [E] these _ dishes.
I could [Gm] decide to do [Em] these dishes.
[Gm]
I _ [Eb] could decide.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ Or I could [A] go to [Gm] _ Australia, _ carry [Cm] a _ Bowie knife, [F] and wear my hair [Cm] like _ Hepburn, _
[D] parted on the side, and [Gm] learn card tricks, [Bb] and physics, and [E] _
buy [Gm] everyone drinks,
and take boxing, and try _ eating things only with [F] chopsticks, and [E] finally be [Em] like a [Cm] person I think you [Eb] might _ like.
_ _ [Gm] I could do [E] these dishes.
I [Gm] could try to do [E] these dishes.
I could [Gm] decide to [Bb] do [E] these _ dishes.
I could [Gm]
decide to [G] do [Em] these dishes.
_ Time [Eb] to decide. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Fuck it, I'm gonna [Dm]
go to [Eb] _ Australia. _ _
_ [Bb] I'm gonna [Dm] go to [Eb] _ Australia.
_ _ [Bb]
I'm gonna [Dm] go to _ [G]
Australia.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] She's gonna go. _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
Bye, [Eb] bye. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
So, um, _ _ _ _ so I read on the internet that you guys had a picnic out on [Gm] the Opera House steps. _ _ _ _
I know I fucking missed it.
I had to get ready for the show.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] I can do the dishes [F] while talking on the phone. _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] I [Eb] could ask you for an answer, [F] but you want to [Cm] be alone.
[F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] I [Eb] can never do the dishes a [F] single dish at a _ time.
_ _ [Cm] [Eb] It's too much of a commitment, [F] so I line them up on _ fire. _ _ _ _
[A] I [Eb] could _ calumniate your insides.
[F] I could wind them all around me.
I [Eb] could tiptoe on a tightrope, [F] made of fear and looking down.
I could see [Eb] all the people, do they see me?
[F] I could wave or I could carry
[Eb] all the dishes that they gave me [F] that are keeping me steady.
[Bb] Or I [Dm] could go to [Gm] _ Australia, _ carry [Cm] a _ _ _ Bowie [F] _ knife,
and wear [Cm] my hair like _ [D] Hepburn, _ parted on the [Gm] side, and [Bb] learn card tricks,
[E] and buy _
[G] _ everyone [Gm] drinks, and take boxing, and [Em] write _
[E] _ _ _ [Cm] songs about my [Eb] Bowie knife.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] I [Bb] could do [Gm] these _ dishes.
I could try [Bb] to do [G] these dishes.
I [Eb] could try.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I could bake [F] a cake.
_ _ [Bb] My kitchen is [Dm] small, but I [Fm] could clear the [Eb] _ space.
I could write my [F] _ name, _
[Bb] because practice [Dm] makes perfect.
[D] Yes, that's what [Eb] they say.
I could make a button [F] out of plaster that said [Bb] finished.
I [Eb] could hang it in my closet
[F] to the left side of the light switch.
[Eb] I could walk down to Columbus [F] and try drinking
to forget it, and then [Eb] come home less afraid, and then [F]
press it and press [Bb] it.
Or I could [Gm] go to _ Australia, _ carry [Cm] a _ Bowie _ _ [F] _
knife, and wear [Cm] my hair like [D] Hepburn, _
parted on [Gm] the side, and learn [Bb] card tricks, [E] and buy _ everyone [Gm] drinks, and [Bb] take boxing,
and [E] try _
_ [Gm] eating things only with chopsticks, [E] and write _ _ _ [Cm] songs about my [Eb] Bowie _ knife.
_ _ [Gm] _ I could do these [Em] _ _
dishes.
[Gm] I could try to do [E] these _ dishes.
I could [Gm] decide to do [Em] these dishes.
[Gm]
I _ [Eb] could decide.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ Or I could [A] go to [Gm] _ Australia, _ carry [Cm] a _ Bowie knife, [F] and wear my hair [Cm] like _ Hepburn, _
[D] parted on the side, and [Gm] learn card tricks, [Bb] and physics, and [E] _
buy [Gm] everyone drinks,
and take boxing, and try _ eating things only with [F] chopsticks, and [E] finally be [Em] like a [Cm] person I think you [Eb] might _ like.
_ _ [Gm] I could do [E] these dishes.
I [Gm] could try to do [E] these dishes.
I could [Gm] decide to [Bb] do [E] these _ dishes.
I could [Gm]
decide to [G] do [Em] these dishes.
_ Time [Eb] to decide. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Fuck it, I'm gonna [Dm]
go to [Eb] _ Australia. _ _
_ [Bb] I'm gonna [Dm] go to [Eb] _ Australia.
_ _ [Bb]
I'm gonna [Dm] go to _ [G]
Australia.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] She's gonna go. _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
Bye, [Eb] bye. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _