Bright Eyes - Hungry For A Holiday Chords

[Intro]
C D E A G G
 
[Verse 1]
     C              D
The indecencies of city streets
    E                  A                   G     G
The cleaners' sweeping trucks from nine to noon
        C              D
And the factories make clouds
            E              A                G     G
To keep the sun from being jealous like the moon
          C                 D
While the husband holds his house
             E                  E                G      G
He hates his children for being green when he is gray
        C                  D           E
And his wife, she likes to talk on telephones
            A              G    G
But just to people far away
 
[Chorus]
          E                F
Well, the big surprise was televised
     G                   G
On a crowded couch their eyes grew wide and wet
    E             D           C       C
Oh, was it really such a sad event?
          E                 F                    G
You could capture this with camera clips, but it don't exist
     G            E
Just light on negatives
        D             C
Another number on the birthday cake
           A
You should act your age
 
[Interlude]
C D E A G G x2
 
[Verse 2]
        C            D
We were hungry for a holiday
      E                  A           G       G
Won't cooperate with the calendar we found
        C                   D
We just scattered snow-like styrofoam
    E                  A                  G      G
And sang our christmas carols all through town
        C                  D
And the voices soared, the people joined
      E                A                  G      G
With silver coins they filled our cupping hands
       C               D           E
And we all agreed, the charity was much in need
      A               G     G
Yes, a noble cause at that
 
      C            D
And I met a man, a mannequin
    E                A           G        G
Who stood so still I knew he was afraid
          C                 D
And he preferred a place of permanance
       E              A                  G        G
To the awful guessing game of choice and change
 
[Chorus]
          E                F
Well, the big surprise was telelvised
     G                 G                  E
On a crowded couch our eyes grew wide and wet
             D             C
Oh yes, it's really such a sad event
          E                 F
You can't capture this with camera clips
       G
No, it don't exist
     G        E
Just light on negatives
        D           C
Another candle on a birthday cake
      A
And a wish you make
 
             E                  F
Well, if the costume fits, keep wearing it
       G               G                 E
But no Halloween could quite account for this
               D            C          C
I guess you're getting into character
        E               F
Or just be yourself, if that would help
   G               G            E
Or sink completely into someone else
              D                 C
You dreamt of mountains but sometimes a hole
        A
Is more comfortable
 
[Outro]
C D E A G G
repeat till fade out