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[verse]
A               E                   
Auto shakes his blinders off
      G             D
plows up the common streets
    A                  E                                          
The lost dogs bark the Nicene creed 
    G                 D 
and dream of bones to eat
       A               E                       
Praise eglantines, hot joe and beans 
    G              D
The sea, the desert heat

[chorus]
      A              D      E       D
Yeah, we'll take the scenic routes (stop and smell the roses)
  A                D     E         D
Find out what it's all about (with eyes wide open)
          A                  D
Paint the common things with mystery
     E           D
and renovate our history
     A           D      E       D
When we take the scenic routes

[verse]
A             E
Auto rides Narragansetts 
   G                 D
on back the westward wind
   A              E
to pecan logs and shopping malls
    G           D
and illustrated men
      A                     E
loves Christ the Lamb, mom, eggs and ham 
        G             D
and the tattoo on his skin says

[chorus]
      A              D      E        D
Yeah, we'll take the scenic routes (stop and smell the roses)
  A               D    E          D
Imagine what it's all about (with wide-eyed wonder)
    A              D            
The cloud-enfolded Trinity
  E                 D
Unpacks the ancient tapestry
     A           D      E     D
When we take the scenic routes

[bridge]
G                 A     
Pigs in a blanket, nice and hot
G          A
Wax museums, mystery spot
F#m
Great balls of string
B                    D
Neat shrunken heads
    E
The Penguin Boy says

[solo]
A   D   E   D x4

[chorus]
      A              D      E        D
Yeah, we'll take the scenic routes (stop and smell the roses)
 A                D    E          D
Imagine what it's all about (with eyes wide open)
      A              D      E       D
Yeah, we'll take the scenic routes (stop and smell the roses)
 A                D     E         D
Imagine what it's all about (with wide-eyed wonder)