Chord Now Navigate by Kevin Devine

my first attempt at writing out some chords! the song is easiest if thought of in 6/8 time . just think of usually playing the chords on counts 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , and for the muted strumming to be on counts 5 and 6 . note , the chords don’t line up over the proper words , something is screwing up with the font , so just figure out the harmonic rhythm . intro : D D D D D D D D there are tiers , as in levels , to reality G G D D on the industrial corner of north 17th street and wythe A G D Bm two black public high school kids watch a nordic model get photographed Bm A G A D D to them , she is lunar , impossible , alien life . D D D D so as a comet might relate to a traffic - stop taxi cab G G D D or a bahamas vacation to a stint in guantanamo bay A G D Bm so as access and privilege relate to their absolute opposites Bm A G A D D it’s the way that these kids and this woman will always relate G D and it’s nobody’s fault . yeah no one’s to blame . A Em we all work through the dark . we all carry the weight . Bm D F#m Bm slender shoulders and blindfolds spinning in cycles Bm A G A D D D D now , now , now : navigate! D D D D there are tiers , as in layers , to an experience . G G D D through each lens and metric the image warps every day . A G D Bm i’m either successful , independent , and largely uncompromised Bm A G A D D or a non - starter , never - was , has - been since 2008 . G D and it’s nobody’s fault . yeah no one’s to blame . Em A we all work through the dark . we all carry the weight . Bm D F#m Bm slender shoulders and blindfolds spinning in cycles Bm A G A G now , now , now : navigate! instrumental : x2 G////// A////// G////// Bm/// A/// G////// D////// A/////////// D D D D D D D D there are tears , as in water - works , and they’re threatening G G D D to spoil the negotiated sweetness of my afternoon A G D Bm i can’t answer anything honestly without an asterisk Bm A G A D D air - quotes and doublespeak litter the fountain of youth . G D and if it’s nobody’s fault , then i’m not to blame Em A i just work in the dark , i just carry the weight . Bm D F#m Bm slender shoulders and blindfolds stranded in cycles Bm A G A D D D D now , now , now : navigate! end on A D and that’s it!