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Counterfeit Florida Plates


D                    G          A
Steal some sunscreen from the CVS
G       A    D                    A
Use too much and make a great big mess
D                          G       A       
Wait where shadows mask or hide my scent
G                 A       D                     A
So many so-called friends working for the government


                Em                  Bm     Em
Dig through the trash, sleep on the grates
                  G                         A       D
And watch for the cars with the counterfeit Florida plates


D                       G                A
Scribble cyphers on the library bathroom wall
G               A             D                      A
Map a path from here to home, can't quite catch them all
D                         G              A
Calculate magnetic North, turn the other way
G                      A      D                   A
Wait for the coming disaster, I could do this all day


                Em                  Bm     Em
Dig through the trash, sleep on the grates
                  G                         A       Bm
And watch for the cars with the counterfeit Florida plates


Em
It's seems like everyone's cut me free
F#m                D                  G        A
And left me to the tender cares of my faceless enemy


D               G                 A
Feel so hungry, probably pass out soon
G                  D                G                  A
Look for a tree to lean up against, whistle a tuneless tune
D                        G                 A
This may be the night my point men finally come
G                   D                G                      A 
Wait for the fog to catch up with me so I can at least feel numb


                Em                  Bm     Em
Dig through the trash, sleep on the grates
                  G                         A       D
And watch for the cars with the counterfeit Florida plates

With the counterfeit Florida plates

With the counterfeit Florida plates




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