Darren Hanlon – Folk Insomnia chords
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This is a beautiful song. The chords are simple and the picking/strumming rhythm is easy to pick up. Capo: 3rd fret C: X3201X D: X0321X G: 32000X Intro: C D G CC DThere's rumbling in the head againG CInside the head there lived a brainC DInside the brain there lived a dreamG CThat shot round like a laser beamC DAlong nerve endings and synapsesG CPast the room for memory lapsesC DBought about by alcoholG CThat causes all the cell collapsesC D G CC DNow, that dream's not the only oneG CI had plenty more when I was youngC DBut I grew up in a big hurryG CAnd then one day I start to worry thatD G CI'm gonna be a goner before I read all the books I wannaC DIf I plant a tree now it'll be fully grownG CLong after I'm just dust and bone andC D C GNow I can't sleep, it's already 3 AMC D G CAnd Im lying here dividing sheep by the square root of tenC D G CC DSo I gave away my clothes to charityG CI turned off my TV for clarityC DAnd somedays I still envy thoseG CWalking around wearing my clothesG D CSo I'll just plant a tree I'll never see growG D CPut a seed in the ground where no one'll knowG D CGonna make my plan when the morning breaksG D CBut I just don't know how long it'll takeC D G CC DI keep hearing voices and ringing phonesG CBut Im staring down a highway all aloneC DWith just the company of my stomach rumbleG CAnd I feel OK, it makes me humbleC DWithout a load that I must carryG COr a bump in the road to make to tarryC D GCJust a pile of ashes from the miles I've burned and everything Ive learnedCWhat have I learned?C DDon't walk in front of cars or behind horsesG CCats don't drink milk out of flying saucersCGreen means goDYellow: go fasterG CRed means stop or financial disasterC D G CAnd don't ever underestimate the fitness of a determined Jehovahs witnessC D G CAnd don't ever ever take for granted what grew from every kiss you plantedC DIf a heart can break then a heart can feelG CIt's to know that you're alive and realC DLike the rattlin, bouncin little white ballG CNot a number on a roulette wheelC D C GAnd hair it turns grey and skin it turns to leatherC D G CBut the best thing about growing old is we all do it togetherG D CSo I'll just plant a tree I'll never see growG D CPut a seed in the ground where no one'll knowG D CGonna make my plan when the morning breaksG D CBut I just don't know how long it'll takeC D G CC DThey say that a love that's shared is a love that's carriedG CAll the way to the church where you'll be marriedC D GCAnd it's a long old way down the aisle to alter and you don't have the time to falterC DLove will always come and go I hopeG CBut sometimes love goes up in smokeC DAnd you're left there with the greedy ghostG CAnd just when you need them mostC DSome of your friends have disappearedG CAnd others started acting weirdC DAnd youÂ’re left on your bed with an awful feelingG CTill you've learned by heart all the cracks in the ceilingC D GCAnd you think Oh god I just related to that awful love song I always hatedC D G CAnd the past it all becomes distorted like it was broke before you bought itC DRemember, you're the one who paidG CPulled the pin out of the hand grenadeC DIt's up to you to leave your roomG CBut don't forget to bring your spadeG D CSo you can plant a tree you'll never see growG D CPut a seed in the ground where no one'll knowG D CGonna make my plan forever to roamG D CGonna feed my nan in the nursing homeG D CGonna make that plan when the morning breaksG D CBut I just don't know how long It'll takeC D G C D C