The Lumineers - The Lumineers
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The Lumineers
1. Flowers in Your Hair
2. Classy Girls
3. Submarines
4. Dead Sea
5. Ho Hey
6. Slow it Down
7. Stubborn Love
8. Big Parade
9. Charlie Boy
10. Flapper Girl
11. Morning Song
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1. Flowers in Your Hair
[Verse 1]
When we were y
ounger
We thought everyone was on our side
Then we grew a little
And romanticiz
ed the time I
saw
Flowers in you
r hair
Takes a boy to
live
Takes a man to
pretend he wa
s there
[Verse 2]
So then we gre
w a little
Knew a lot
And now we demonstrated it to the cops
And all the th
ings we said
We were self a
ssured
It's a long ro
ad to wisdom
It's a short o
ne to being ig
nored
[Chorus]
Be in my eye
Be in my heart
Be in my eye,
eyeyeye
Be in my heart
[Verse 3]
So now I think
that I could
love you back
And I hope its not too late
'Cause you're so attractive
And the way yo
u move
I won't close
my eyes
Takes a man to
live
Takes a woman
to make him co
mpromise
[Chorus]
Be in my eye
Be in my heart
Be in my eye,
eyeyeye
Be in my heart
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2. Classy Girls
Capo 5
[Verse 1]
Well, she was
standing in th
e bar
I said, "Hello
, how do you d
o?"
She handed me
a beer with a
kangaroo
She spoke of p
laces I had ne
ver
That she had t
ravelled to
And we slowed
danced along t
o faster tunes
[Verse 2]
I made her lau
gh, I made a p
ass, I showed
her my half do
llar ring
She said, "That's pretty cool,
But classy gir
ls don't kiss
in bars, you f
ool"
So later on th
e crowd calmed
down
And I believe
it was as if
Something drew
me closer to
her lips
[Verse 3]
So picture my
surprise when
I had tried to
lean in for a
kiss
And she just s
miled and turn
ed her head do
wn
I asked her, "
Why?" and she
replied,
"It was nothin
g I was doing
wrong, its jus
t what it is"
No, classy gir
ls don't kiss
in bars like t
his
[Verse 4]
No, classy gir
ls don't kiss
in bars
Boys will brea
k their backs
and hearts
But its alrigh
t, the hardest
part is throu
gh
Oh through
Oh Oh
Hardest Part
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3. Submarines
[Verse 1]
I believe subm
arines
Underneath dee
p blue seas
Saw the flags:
Japanese
No one will be
lieve me
Ran back to th
e town bar and
I told the peo
ple how
I had seen the
submarine and
Everyone laugh
ed aloud
[Instrumental]
x2
[Verse 2]
I did spy a pe
riscope
Dead of night
on the eastern
coast
The police mad
e them jokes
Told me I'd se
en a ghost
Everyone think
s I'm a liar
No one knows t
he truth
If it was a bi
gger fire
I would be on
the roof
[Instrumental]
x4
[Verse 3]
Ships will rus
t in Baldwin B
ay
No one trusts
what I say
Oh my God, no
one paid
Overnight my h
air turned gra
y
In the end it
boils down
to credibility
I have none, s
o I will die
with the secre
ts of the sea
[Outro]
x2
S
ubmarine...
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4. Dead Sea
[Verse]
I stood alone,
upon the plat
form in vain
Puerto Ricans
they were play
ing me salsa i
n the rain
With open door
s and manual l
ocks
In fast food p
arking lots
I headed West,
I was a man o
n the move
New York had lied to me, I needed the truth
Oh, I need som
ebody, needed
someone I coul
d trust
I don't gamble
, but if I did
I would bet o
n us
[Chorus]
Like the Dead
Sea
You told me I
was like the D
ead Sea
You'll never s
ink when you a
re with me
Oh Lord, like
the Dead Sea
Whoa, I'm like
the Dead Sea
The finest wor
ds you ever sa
id to me
Honey can't yo
u see,
I was born to
be, be your De
ad Sea
[Verse]
You told me yo
u were good at
running away
Domestic life,
it never suit
ed you like a
suitcase
You left with
just the cloth
es on your bac
k
You took the r
est when you t
ook the map
Yes, there are
times we live
for somebody
else
Your father died and you decided to live
It for yoursel
f you felt, yo
u just felt it
was time
And I'm glad,
cause you with
cats, that's
just not right
[Chorus]
Like the Dead
Sea
You told me I
was like the D
ead Sea
You'll never s
ink when you a
re with me
Oh Lord, like
the Dead Sea
Whoa, I'm like
the Dead Sea
The nicest wor
ds you ever sa
id to me
Honey can't yo
u see,
I was born to
be, be your De
ad Sea
[Bridge]
I been down, I been defeated
You're th
e message I wa
s heeding
Would you
stay,
Would you stay
the night?
[Chorus]
Like the Dead
Sea
You told me I
was like the D
ead Sea
You'll never s
ink when you a
re with me
Oh Lord, I'm y
our Dead Sea
Whoa, I'm like
the Dead Sea
The nicest wor
ds you ever sa
id to me
Honey can't yo
u see,
I was born to
be, be your De
ad Sea
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5. Ho Hey
[Verse]
I've been tryi
ng to do it ri
ght
I've been livi
ng the lonely
life
I've been slee
ping here inst
ead
I've been slee
ping in my bed
I've been slee
ping in my bed
So show me fam
ily
And all the bl
ood that I wil
l bleed
I don't know w
here I belong
I don't know w
here I went wr
ong
But I can writ
e a song.
[Chorus]
I belong with
you, you belon
g with me, you
're my sweethe
art
I belong with
you, you belon
g with me, you
're my sweet
[Verse]
I don't think
you're right f
or him
Think of what
it might've be
en if you
Took a bus to
Chinatown
I'd be standin
g on Canal...a
nd Bowery
And she'd be s
tanding next t
o me
[Chorus]
I belong with
you, you belon
g with me, you
're my sweethe
art
I belong with
you, you belon
g with me, you
're my sweethe
art
[Bridge]
And love, we n
eed it now
Let's hope for
some
Cuz oh, we're
bleeding out
[Chorus]
I belong with
you, you belon
g with me, you
're my sweethe
art
I belong with
you, you belon
g with me, you
're my sweet
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6. Slow it Down
Capo 1
[Verse]
I feel a filth
in my bones
Wash off my ha
nds till it's
gone
Your walls the
y're closing i
n
With velvet cu
rtains
Some love was
made for the l
ights
Some kiss your
cheek and goo
dnight
Lift up a red
high heel
Lock up your d
oors with stee
l
You're making
noise in my st
reet
My blinds are
drawn, I can't
see
Smashed in my
car window
Didn't touch t
he stereo
[Chorus]
Slow it down
And you come b
ack to bed
Rest your arms
and rest your
legs
[Verse]
Act like you'v
e been here be
fore
Smile less and
dress up some
more
Tie up your sc
arf real tight
These boys are
out for blood
tonight
[Chorus]
Slow it down
And you come b
ack to bed
Rest your arms
and rest your
legs
[Verse]
And when she s
tood she stood
tall
She'll make a
fool of you al
l
Don't ask for
cigarettes
She ain't got
nothing left f
or you
I never, she n
ever, we never
look back
That wasn't wh
at we were goo
d at
And when it ca
me to love
We were not go
od enough for
it
[Chorus]
Slow it down
And you come b
ack to bed
Rest your arms
and rest your
legs
Don't you frow
n when you're
feeling like t
hat
Only love can
pick you out o
f this
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7. Stubborn Love
[Verse]
She'll lie and
steal and che
at, and beg yo
u from her kne
es
And make you t
hinks she mean
s it this time
She'll tear a
hole in you, t
he one you can
't repair
But I still lo
ve her, I don'
t really care
[Chorus]
When we were y
oung, Oh Oh, w
e did enough
When it got co
ld, Ooh Ooh, w
e bundled up
I cant be told
, Ah Ah It can
t be done
[Verse]
It's better to
feel pain, th
an nothing at
all
The opposite o
f love's indif
ference
Pay attention
now, I'm stand
ing on your po
rch screaming
out
And I wont lea
ve until you c
ome downstairs
[Bridge]
So keep your h
ead up, keep y
our love
keep your head
up, my love
keep your head
up, my love
Keep your head
up, keep your
love
[Verse]
I don't blame
ya dear for ru
nning like you
did, all thes
e years
I would do the
same, your be
st believe
The highway si
gns say we're
close, but I d
on't read thos
e things anymo
re
I never truste
d my own eyes
[Chorus]
When we were y
oung, Oh Oh, w
e did enough
When it got co
ld, Ooh Ooh, w
e bundled up
I cant be told
, Ah Ah It can
t be done
[Bridge]
So keep your h
ead up, keep y
our love
keep your head
up, my love
keep your head
up, my love
Keep your head
up, keep your
love
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8. Big Parade
Capo 4
[Verse]
Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with me
All my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see
Lovely girl wo
n't you stay,
won't you stay
, stay with me
All my life I
was blind, I w
as blind, now
I see
Fleet of black
, fleet of bla
ck limousines
These tinted m
achines, here
comes the cava
lcade
With the armou
red cars, armo
ured cars like
Berettas
Flags on anten
nae designed t
o keep me safe
, keep me safe
[Refrain]
And oh my my o
h hey hey
Here he comes,
the candidate
Blue eyed boy,
united states
Vote for him,
the candidate
[Verse]
Diamonds cut,
diamonds cut f
or the carrots
Plaster of Par
is, the floats
fill up the s
treet
And the beauty
queens, beaut
y queens with
the white glov
es
All sick from
the night club
s, they wave w
ith pageantry,
pageantry
[Refrain]
Oh my my oh he
y hey
Here it comes,
the big parad
e
Marching bands
and barricade
s
Make way, for
the big parade
[Verse]
Canvas covered
, canvas cover
ed in resin
The violent me
n who dance th
e blood ballet
And the bookie
s say, bookies
say it's the
3rd round
Oh when Louie
will go down,
if he don't th
ere's hell to
pay, and hell
to
raise
[Refrain]
And oh my my o
h hey hey
Here he comes,
the welterwei
ght
Take a dive, f
or goodness sa
ke
Or say goodbye
to the welter
weight
[Verse]
Catholic pries
t, catholic pr
iest in a cris
is
He's torn betw
een romance an
d Jesus, who w
ill win the ci
vil war
And he says I'
m in love, I'm
in love with
a woman
Yea this is my
confession, I
'm leaving I c
an't a priest
anymore, anymo
re
[Refrain]
And oh my my o
h hey hey
There he goes,
the man of fa
ith
Left the churc
h for a fiancé
Let him love,
the man of fai
th
[Verse]
TV. cameras, T
V. cameras and
stage hands
American bands
tand, electric
guitars
And he's singi
n songs, singi
n songs for th
e lonely
All the girls
with the room
keys, they kno
w all his word
s by heart, by
heart
and they all sing
[Bridge]
Lovely girl wo
n't you stay,
won't you stay
, stay with me
All my life I
was blind, I w
as blind, now
I see
Lovely girl wo
n't you stay,
won't you stay
, stay with me
All my life I
was blind, I w
as blind, now
I see
Lovely girl wo
n't you stay,
oh oh ohoh
[Refrain]
Oh my my oh he
y hey
Here she comes
by saving gra
ce
Burn the car a
nd save the pl
ates
She's arrived,
my saving gra
ce
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9. Charlie Boy
[Verse]
Charlie boy, d
on't go to war
, first born i
n forty-four
Kennedy made h
im believe we
could do much
more
Lillian, don't
hang your hea
d, love should
make you feel
good
In uniform you
raised a man,
who volunteer
ed to stand
[Chorus]
Play the bugle
, play the tap
s and
Make your moth
ers proud
Raise your rif
les to the sky
boys
Fire that voll
ey loud
[Verse]
News was bad o
n Upland Ave,
my touch and m
ourn our loss
Sons rebelled,
while fathers
yelled,
and mothers cl
utched the cro
ss
[Chorus]
Play the bugle
, play the tap
s and
Make your moth
ers proud
Raise your rif
les to the sky
boys
Fire that voll
ey loud
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10. Flapper Girl
[Verse]
Cut off all of
your hair
Did you flinch
, did you care
Did he look, d
id he stop and
stare
At your brand
new hair
Local boy, loc
al news
Power lines ha
nging boots
Firemen in the
ir trucks cut
loose
A local boy's
shoes
Cadillac, Cadi
llac
Businessmen dr
essed in slack
s
Imma buy one f
or us when I g
et back
A big Cadillac
[Refrain]
And you can wa
ve to all of y
our friends
And I'll never
leave you aga
in
[Verse]
Would you writ
e, would you c
all back baby
if
I wrote you a
song
I've been gone
, but you're s
till my lady a
nd
I need you at
home
Romeo, Juliet
Balcony in sil
houette
Making O's wit
h her cigarett
e
Is Juliet
Flapper girl,
flapper girl
Prohibition in
curls
Hair of gold a
nd a neck of p
earls
Is flapper gir
l
[Refrain]
And you can wa
ve to all of y
our friends
And I'll never
leave you aga
in
[Bridge]
Would you writ
e, would you c
all back baby
if
I wrote you a
song
I've been gone
, but you're s
till my lady a
nd
I need you at
home
[Refrain]
Cause if you a
in't behind my
door
Then I ain't g
ot a home anym
ore
[Bridge]
Would you writ
e, would you c
all back baby
if
I wrote you a
song
I've been gone
, but you're s
till my lady a
nd
I need you at
home
Lovers come, l
overs go, love
rs leave me al
one
She'll come ba
ck to me
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11. Morning Song
The carbonatio
n in my drink
The bubbles ri
se while my he
art sinks
And I'll I ten
d to do is thi
nk of you
Was it easier
to pack your b
ags
And book that
flight to Pari
s as
The plane bega
n to move that
afternoon
When all the t
rains have pul
led away
From local sta
tions in decay
It's I who wai
ts, it's you w
ho's late agai
n
And did you th
ink of me when
you made love
To him, was it
the same as u
s
Or was it diff
erent, it must
have been
And all the pr
etty dames
They'll hug an
d kiss you all
the same
And when they
go, they're go
ne
They're not ru
nning late
Oh all, all th
e pretty dames
And the kids y
ou hold in you
r arms
With promises
to protect the
m from harm
But they grow,
and they go
And you're all
alone
All the kids,
all the kids t
hat you hold
And it's a sha
me that it end
s this way
With nothing l
eft to say
So just sit on
your hands, w
hile I walk aw
-ay
It's a shame,
it's a shame,
it's a shame
When my hands
begin to shake
When bitternes
s is all I tas
te
And may car wo
n't stop
Cause I cut th
e brakes
I hold on to a
hope in my fa
te
Oh oh ah ah he
y hey
May you return
to love one d
ay
Well I hope an
d I pray
You get what y
ou gave