xI Was a Kaleidoscope
(Acoustic Version)
Death Cab for Cutie
Intro: / A - - - / D – Asus2 - / E – Esus4 - / D - - - / (x2)
A D Asus2
I put on my overcoat and
E Esus4 D
walked into winter - my teeth chattered rhythms
A D Asus2
And they were grouped in twos or threes, like a
E Esus4 D
Morse code message was sent from me to
A D Asus2
Me. And cars on slippery slopes were stuck: people
E Esus4 D
pushing through their mittens as I was beginning
A D Asus2
to feel it soaking through my shoes, getting
E Esus4 D (x2 measures)
colder with every step i took to your apartment, dear.
Riff 1
A D Asus2
And I was a kaleidoscope: the
E Esus4 D
snow on my lenses distorting the image
A D Asus2
of what was only one of you and I
E Esus4 D (x2 measures)
didn't know which one to address as all your lips moved
(w/Riff 1)
and this is when I forget breathe
and all the things I scripted, they sound unfounded.
And the look that you're giving me,
That tells me exactly what you are thinking:
D7/6
"This ain't working anymore."
Repeat Intro
D5
They got their mothers worked into a panic
B5
sledding down hills into oncoming traffic
D5
the parents layered clothes until the children couldn't move and then
B5
left them outside ‘til their noses were blue and
F#5 Dm/maj7
I got left there, too.
/ A - - - / D – Asus2 - / E – Esus4 - / D - - - /
A D Asus2
I put on my overcoat and
E Esus4 D
walked into winter - my teeth chattered rhythms
A D Asus2
And they were grouped in twos or threes, like a
E Esus4 D5 (x4 measures)
Morse code message was sent from me to
