Ian Anderson — Lost In Crowds
album: Rupi's Dance (2003)
official website: http://www.iananderson.com/
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Hm: x24432
B: x13331 !!!
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D....C
Cm, D#, Dm, Gm
Am, C, Hm, Em
Em, Em
Em Em D D Hm A Em
I get lost, I get lost, I get lost in crowds, if I can, I remain invisible
D D Hm Em Em
to the hungry mouths. I stay, I stay unapproachable.
D D Hm A A
I wear the landscape of the urban, of the urban chameleon.
Em D F#m F#m Hm
Scarred by attention and quietly addicted to innocence.
Em, Em
Em Em D D Hm A Em
At starry, at starry, at starry parties, where amongst the rich and the famous
D D Hm Em Em
I'm stuck for words, or worse, I blether with the best of them.
D D Hm A A
I see their eyes glaze and they look, and the look for the drinks tray.
Em D F#m F#m Hm
Something in the drift of my conversation bothers them.
C
B
So, who am I?
G C
Come on: ask me, I dare you.
B
So, who am I?
G C
Come on: question me, if you care to.
B G C
And why not try to interrogate this apparition?
B G
I melt away to get lost in this quaint condition.
Cm, D#, Dm, Gm
Am, C, Hm, Em
Em
Em Em D D Hm A Em
In scary in scary in scary airports, in concourses over—filled,
D D Hm Em Em
I am detached in serious observation.
D D Hm A A
As a passenger, I become I become un—tethered when
Em D F#m F#m Hm
I get lost in clouds: at home with my own quiet company.
[refrain]
Cm, D#, Dm, Gm
[flute solo]
Am, C, Hm, Em
Em, Em
Em Em D D Hm A Em
I get lost, I get lost, I get lost in crowds, if I can, I remain invisible
D D Hm Em Em
to the hungry mouths. I stay, I stay unapproachable.
D D Hm A A
I wear the landscape of the urban, of the urban chameleon.
Em D F#m F#m Hm
Scarred by attention and quietly addicted to innocence.
[refrain] 2x
Em, Em
Em Em Em Em Em D
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D D D
Sauvignon Blanc or oaky Chardonnay.
C C
Asleep for the movie.
D D
Awake for the dawn
C C Am
Dancing on England and hedgerows
C
embossed on a carpet of green.
Am
I descend and forgive me
Am C Hm Em
I mean to get lost in crowds.
D....C, G, D