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My Only Lonely Soul

from Elephants into Swans by The Sun Sawed in 1/2

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Another Vienna kitchen song from 2004. It was also the first I demoed with Florian at Wild Cowboys during the "Fresh Mowed Lawn" sessions. Lots of riffs and cheery misery.

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My Only Lonely Soul
E Eb G B A Ab F# B
Oh please baby please I’m down on my knees
E B A
And I don’t know where to find her

The one I adore looks down from the floor
(same) B A
With her soul strapped up inside her
E B A
With her whole wrapped up even tighter

Am
What I’m asking now is
E Ab
What good is reason when I watch you drown?
A Am D7 E
You’re my only lonely soul but you’re the only one I ever loved

My life is a mess but then you should guess
Cause I made my bed and lied in it
I could handle more than I could have before
But it’s not enough to be tied to it
I need my soul wrapped up inside it
What I’m asking now is
What good is reason when I watch you drown?
You’re my only lonely soul but you’re the only one I ever loved
I can't believe it's you who knocks me around.
You’re my only lonely soul but you’re the only one.


C#m G# A Ab F# B
(Once my darling) smoother than chocolate
C#m G# A Ab F# B
(Once my darling) strewn out like gold
C#m G# A Ab F# B
(Once my darling) tip of the ice cream
E A
Let what may come out unfold
E Ab
Let the day come out unfold
solo over chorus
E Ab
What good is reason when I watch you drown?
A Am D7 E
You’re my only lonely soul but you’re the only one I ever loved

I can't believe it's you who knocks me around.

You’re my only lonely soul but you’re the only one I ever loved •·

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from Elephants into Swans, released January 16, 2013

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The Sun Sawed in 1/2 Saint Louis, Missouri

The neo-psychedelic power-pop outfit, The Sun Sawed in 1/2 was formed in St. Louis in 1990. They were in the top 5 Billboard/Ticketmaster Soundcheck best unsigned bands of 1994 and went on to record several albums for Not Lame Records with famous producer, Keith Olsen (Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac). In the past decade the Sun has made many critically acclaimed albums including 2021-22's Triptych ... more

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