Uncle Alvarez Chords by Liz Phair

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[F] _ [Eb] There's a portrait of [Bb] Uncle Alvarez _ [F] hanging [Eb] _ [Bb] in the hall. _ _
[F] _ [Eb] Nobody [Bb] wants to look at it, _ _
[F] [Fm] but [Eb] Uncle [Bb] Alvarez sees us all.
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[F] Oh, oh, [Eb] oh, [Bb] imaginary _ [Eb] accomplishments.
[Bb]
[F] Hey, hey, hey, [Eb] you [Bb] visionary guy. _ _
[F] You might [Eb] even shake [Bb] the hands of presidents.
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[F] Better send [Eb] a postcard and keep [F] the family [Bb] quiet. _
[Eb] He's not [Bb] really part Cherokee Indian.
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[Eb] He didn't [Bb] fight in the Civil War. _ _ _
[F] [Eb] He's just [Bb] Eugene Isaac Alvarez. _ _ _
[Eb] We feel [Bb] sorry for the wall.
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Oh, oh, [Eb] oh, imaginary [Bb] _ accomplishments.
[Bb] _ [F]
Hey, hey, [Eb] hey, you visionary [Bb] guy.
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You might [Eb] even shake the [Bb] hands of presidents.
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You're gonna make [Eb] them sorry when [Bb] you die.
_ [G] And it's a [F] long way [C] down.
You're hoping [Bb] for a heart [G] attack.
[F] Running around, [C] _ [Gm] investing [Bb] in this and that.
[G] And your [F] beautiful [C] wife keeps your life [Bb] on a shelf for you.
[G] Safe [F] in a bedroom [C] where there's no [Bb] dust or mildew.
And [G] it's hard [Bb] to believe you [C] were once [F] a beautiful [G] dancer. _
_ _ Better just to shake it off _ [F] _
_ as you write your resume. _ _
_ [Eb] _ Don't think of [Bb] Uncle Alvarez and [Eb] the price [Bb] he had to _ [Eb] pay.
[F] Oh, [Eb] oh, oh, imaginary [Bb] _ accomplishments.
[Bb] _
[F] Hey, hey, [Eb] hey, you visionary [Bb] guy.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _
[F] You might [Eb] even [Bb] shake the hands of presidents.
_ [Bb] _
[F] You're gonna [Eb] make them sorry when [Bb] you [Eb] die.
[Bb] _
[F] Oh, oh, [Eb] oh, [Bb] imaginary accomplishments.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _
[F] Hey, hey, [Eb] hey, you [Bb] visionary guy.
[Eb] _ [Bb]
[F] You might [Eb] even shake [Bb] the hands of presidents. _ _
[F] Better send [Eb] some money to [F] the [Bb] alma mater. _
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