REID GENAUER & FOLKS
Conspire to Smile
Written by Reid Genauer
From Conspire to Smile (feat. Assembly of Dust)
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Lyrics
I like wide spaces and hot wild wind,
you blew through me so I could think.
Carved out my drought so I could drink,
so I could drink.
I'll keep you safe, and you keep me wild,
and we'll conspire to smile.
I like bright colors and quirks of fate,
survivors of the wreck of time.
I'll save your heart and you'll save mine,
and you'll save mine.
You keep me safe, and I'll, I'll keep you wild
and we'll conspire to smile.
Keep me safe and I'll keep you wild, I'll smile.
Keep me safe and I'll keep you wild, I'll smile.
Long fields of adventure give away to the sea,
what a simple gift it is just to be.
Sometimes execution gets away from me,
gets away from me.
I'll keep you safe, and you keep me wild,
and we'll conspire to smile.
Keep me safe and I'll keep you wild, I'll smile.
Keep me safe and I'll keep you wild, I'll smile.
Chords
Source: Conspife-to-smile-chords.pdf (key center G).[file:350]
[Main progression – core loop]
G F C Bm
G F C Bm
[Verse 1]
G F
I like wide spaces and hot wild wind,
C Bm
you blew through me so I could think.
G F
Carved out my drought so I could drink,
C Bm
so I could drink.
[Refrain]
G
I'll keep you safe,
F C Bm
and you keep me wild, and we'll conspire to smile.
[Verse 2]
G F
I like bright colors and quirks of fate,
C Bm
survivors of the wreck of time.
G F
I'll save your heart and you'll save mine,
C Bm
and you'll save mine.
[Lift]
G A Em G
You keep me safe, and I'll, I'll keep you wild
C G
and we'll conspire to smile.
G A Em G
Keep me safe and I'll keep you wild,
C G
I'll smile.
[Bridge – “Long fields of adventure…”]
G F
Long fields of adventure give away to the sea,
C Bm
what a simple gift it is just to be.
Em A
Sometimes execution gets away from me,
Bm C
gets away from me.
[Final refrain]
G
I'll keep you safe,
F C Bm
and you keep me wild, and we'll conspire to smile.
C G
Keep me safe and I’ll keep you wild,
Bm C
I’ll smile.
C G
Keep me safe and I’ll keep you wild,
Bm C
I’ll smile.
[Outro]
G F C Bm
(repeat and resolve on G)