Sufjan Stevens - Old Man of the Lake: chords

F#
We had our bikes
C#
And wearing Spandex
  B
Three of us, my brother and my cousin named Josh

At Crater Lake with California license plates
A Prius and an energy bar

In my fatigue, I turned the key
And drove the car like a frisbee on a methadone high

And just my luck, a Ranger in a pick-up truck
Appeared as the image of God

And I don't like to start a fight
The Ranger rolled with his hands on his gun

He gave us shit, and made us sit
On the curb with our back to the terminal sun

Chorus:
A#     B           C#
What price would I pay
      G#
To reverse my fate?
G#m            F#
Old man of the lake
                   C#
Have a laugh at us now
(Coo-Coo-Coo)

My brother said "don't give him trouble"
As he made a remark at the officer's back

The Ranger reached and swung his gun around
My brother went down like a domino pair

And like a dream the Ranger screamed
"Put your hands on your head
Keep them where I can see them"

He cuffed 'em off
And fucked 'em up
With a laugh while we sat
With our hands on the curb

Chorus:
What wish could I call
From the witches cauldron?
Old man of the lake
Have a laugh at us now
(Coo-Coo-Coo)
(Coo-Coo-Coo)

Old man of the lake
Have a laugh at us now
(Coo-Coo-Coo)
(Coo-Coo-Coo)
Old man of the lake
Have a laugh at us now
(Coo-Coo-Coo)