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really simple riffs to help transition in the intro.

Run1          Run2        Run3         
e-0--1----   --1--0---   -0-1-0--- 
B---------   ---------   ---------
G---------   ---------   ---------

Intro:
C (run1) F
F (run2) Bb
Bb (quicker transition, only play F once) F   C (run3)  G

C                        Am              
we're alone most of the time these days.
E                        F
jill used to come by, but she went away.
C                                Am
and gail used to come around and trash the joint,
E                     F
but she moved off to dana point.
F                    G
and you went along, just for the ride,
         C              F
and you both committed suicide.
     F      G            C        Am
and day is breaking over cobscook bay.
          F                   G                C (repeat intro)
and i've never seen anything like it in my life.

C                        Am
cow gave brith and her calves are snow white
E                      F
they huddle up close together at night.
          C                        Am
and the mamma cow leans down and cleans her young.
E                    F
licking their faces with her tongue, 
F                       G
and unmarked airplanes buzz the air.
            C               F                  C
and you're falling off that cliff somewhere in california --
F
which i've never seen.
          C                          F
i put the pieces all together, but i don't know what they mean,
     F      G            C        F
and day is breaking over cobscook bay.
          F                   G                C (repeat intro)
and i've never seen anything like it in my life.