Intro: Bm - G7M - Bm - Bm (x4) Bm G7M Bm Bm G7M Bm And the warblers sing: deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet! Bm G7M Bm Bm G7M Bm And the sparrows sing: deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet! Bm G7M Bm Bm A G7M Through the wheeeeeeeeels, through the wheels on the interstate, F# F#7 Bm And hear no refrain. ( Bm - G7M - Bm - Bm ) x4 Bm G7M Bm Bm G7M Bm And the beetles creeps (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!) Bm G7M Bm Bm G7M Bm On the crippled trees, (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!) Bm G7M Bm Bm A G7M And he looooooooks down to where the soil must have been, F# F#7 Wondering. G7M A6 G7M A6 And no, you're not alone. No, my cousins, you're not alone. D Em9 Bm A G7M F#7 You're in our talons now, and we're never letting go. ( Bm - G7M - Bm - Bm ) x4 Bm G7M Bm Bm G7M Bm And the branches bend (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!) Bm G7M Bm Bm G7M Bm To the growing sea. (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!) Bm G7M Bm Bm A G7M And they aaaaaaaaaaask, and they ask it to spread their seeds, F# F#7 For they know they're drowning. G7M A6 G7M A6 And no, you're not alone. No, my cousins, you're not alone. D Em9 Bm A G7M A6 You're in our talons now, and we're never letting go. D Em9 Bm A G7M A6 You're in our headlights, frozen, and no, we're not stopping. D Em9 Bm A G7M A6 You may not believe, but even we were scared at first. D Em9 Bm A G7M A6 It takes a lot of nerve to destroy this wondrous earth. D Em Bm A G7M F#7 We're only human; this at least we've learned.
