Capo 5th fret
Standard (EADGBE)
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Verse
Never knew why he would fall victim to
Five dollar highs - bending his stories
Inventing new lies - telling of cancers one
Way to avoid questions and answers and
Chorus
Karl is lucky hes learned how to fly
By keeping his knees on the ground - aye aye
The most likely one to achieve such a high
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And Karl is missing tonight
What can I say to his poor father
He calls every day - looking for clues
Theres no gingerbread trail for him to follow
The candy mans come and taken his son and
Karl, hes lucky hes learned how to fly
By keeping his knees on the ground - aye aye
And Karl is missing tonight
Bridge
Maybe Im the one thats wrong - I misunderstood
You just wanna die young to come back and feel good
But is it worth the exchange? does it keep you from harm?
The last time I saw you ~ you clutched my arm and you wept
Like a child
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And Karl, hes lucky, hes learned how to fly
By keeping his knees on the ground - aye aye
Hes learned how to leave without saying goodbye
And Karl is missing tonight
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And Karl is out of my... life.
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Out of my life.
End on
The last line is a little wonky, but I trust you all to be creative with it. ;)