INTRO: C , D , Bb , Eb7M , Cm , F , Bb , Gm , Am7 , Ab , F , C Am7 , Ab , F , C C D we picked our way Bb Eb7M down to the beach Cm F Bb Gm watching the waves dragging out of our reach Am7 Ab F C dangling impales like a sodden sheep Am7 Ab F C dangling on thrills from the gut of the sea C D hoarding our means Bb Eb7M alfalfa and rose Cm F Bb Gm trying not to catch the cold eye of the gulls Am7 Ab F C i hope mother nature has not overheard Am7 Ab F C though she doles out hurt like a buchan bird C , F , C , F Am7 , Ab , F , C C , F , C , F Am7 , Ab , F , C Lalala? C E stayed for the winter D F#m C Em no one told us about the laws of the land Bb Dm i hold my own C E but you with your hunger D F#m C Em you arm the other hand Bb Dm make yourself known C D and when we were found Bb Eb7M i know we both grieved Cm F Bb Gm my heart made the sound of snow falling from leaves Am7 Ab you and me, bess F C we were as thick as thieves Am7 Ab so i swore nonetheless F C up and down it was only me C D so they took me away Bb Eb7M and after some time Cm F studying my case Bb Gm must've made up their minds Am7 Ab F C by the time you realized i was dying Am7 Ab must've been too late F C i believe you were not lying C , F , C , F Am7 , Ab , F , C C , F , C , F Am7 , Ab , F , C Lalala? C E D F#m C Em it is the day i wake with my ears cocked up like a dawn Bb Dm like everyday, of course C E D F#m yanked by my wrist to the sugar front courtyard C Em tell me what have i done Bb Dm seems i have stolen a horse C E and escaped to the gallows D F#m C who do you think that you are Em Bb Dm arching your hooves like a queen C E D F#m C Em in the shallow gutter that lines the roof Bb Dm C D crowded with folks who just stare as i hang Bb Eb7M it's all the same Cm F kindness comes over me Bb Gm what was your name Am7 Ab it makes no difference F C I'm glad that you came Am7 Ab F C forever i'll listen to your glad name Am7 , Ab , F , C x 8
