------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drunk by Noon - Andrew Bird Written by The Handsome Family Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO D C G e|---2----0---------3----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----3----3-1-0--------------------------------------------------------------| G|---2--2---------0------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------3--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------3--------------------------------------------------------------| VERSE D C G There once was a poodle who thought he was a cowboy D C G He lived in a cage the size of his thumb D C G And though his white horse was a box of toothpicks D C G He galloped around til he was hit by a car D C G Sometimes I flap my arms like a hummingbird D C G Just to remind myself I'll never fly D C G And sometimes I burn my arm with a cigarette D C G Just to pretend I won't scream when I die CHORUS C G If my life was as long as the moon C G I'd still be jealous of the sun C G If my life lasted only one day Am C G I'd still be drunk by noon Am C G Yes I'd still be drunk by noon WHISTLING SOLO D C G (repeat x4) VERSE D C G Sometimes I hope to come down with cancer D C G At least then I get to stay in bed and watch TV all day D C G And on my deathbed I'll get all the answers D C G Even if all my questions are taken away CHORUS C G If my life was as long as the moon C G I'd still be jealous of the sun C G If my life lasted only one day Am C G I'd still be drunk by noon Am C G Yes I'd still be drunk by noon