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by Islands


"Rough Gem is a song so insidiously infectious that trepanation may be the only way to 
it out of your head"

                                       - Pitchfork Media

Intro Chords ///

///!CLAP!CLAP!/


                     
The world beat you for something nice
               
You worked hard, died poor
                
You mined what you died for
                
Diamonds di di di di di uh

                 
You can whistle my name

It's the mines, in Africa

That are to blame

You can Scoop out my brain
                                    
Shape it into an ear and then tell me your pain

///!CLAP!CLAP!/

                       
I've been awake from the first day
             
Stayed awake, stayed awake
                       
The rabbit linked up to the whole moon
       
Longer, short road

Pre Breakdown: (in arpeggios) ///

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instrumental: ///


Dig deep but don't dig too deep
                                                 
When it's late you'll see the hole is empty and oh so deadly
                                
They want me raw and smooth like glass
                                      
They want it fast but they don't want flaws

I'm a girl's best friend

Can you cut, I can cut, 'cause I'm a rough gem

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who lives in those lights in the distance?
                           
why didntyou tell me the rain would help you out
             
I had a dream, it was all a dream
                                          
But it was ruined by the sun shining in through me