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 "Awake in the Dirt" - Kevin Devine (GDB)
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This song was inspired by the book "American Pastoral" by Philip Roth. 
It's tentative title was "Merry Levov" (after the female radical character).



INTRO     |    Chorus    |    Break 1    |    Break 2   |
Bm:  x24432  |  Bb: 013300  |  (G): 320032  |  C:  032010  |
G:   355433  |  A:  002220  |               |  Em: 022000  |
F#:  244222  |              |               |  Am: 002210  |
F#7: 24x322  |              |               |              |
D:   000323  | (D): 057700  |               |              |



--VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
       GDad (320003@1)I know
          F#You (244322@1)can't see
          F#7My (242352@1)actions as
            BmA (x24432@1)plea for peace

--VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
               GYou (320003@1)can't get past
                  F#The (244322@1)rocks stained red
               F#7The (242352@1)nail-bomb blast
            BmThe (x24432@1)doctor dead

--VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
               GYour (320003@1)prairie dream
               F#Your (244322@1)liberal heart
              F#7Your (242352@1)patient mind
              BmYou (x24432@1)father's arms

--ALT VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
                GThey (320003@1)just won't do
                F#They (244322@1)just can't fit
               F#7It's (242352@1)them, not Marx
                   DYou (xx0232@1)can blame for this

--CHORUS:
D (xx0232@1)               Bb-> (x1333x@1)A-> (x02220@1)DAlive (xx0232@1)in the dirt
D (xx0232@1)           G (320003@1) 
Alive in the dirt
        F#7 (242352@1)               BmI'm (x24432@1)at peace, sainted and waiting
        G (*see below for notes)
For my perfect pain to speak through me again

--BREAK 1:
Bm > (G) > F# > F#7

--VERSE:
Bm (x24432@1)         GDad (320003@1)I found God
           F#Through (244322@1)Vietnam
           F#7My (242352@1)Lai's graves
            BmAnd (x24432@1)Agent Orange

--VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
              GSee (320003@1)we live lives
          F#We (244322@1)must choose
                 F#7Our (242352@1)bombs spoke loud
            BmSo (x24432@1)I spoke, too

--VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
             GThen (320003@1)disappeared,
                F#Ten (244322@1)miles from home
         F#7a (242352@1)Newark slum
                BmWhere (x24432@1)you won't go

--ALT VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
                 GIt's (320003@1)here I've found
           F#My (244322@1)higher self
             F#7A (242352@1)life that works
              DAnd (xx0232@1)suits me well

--ALT CHORUS:
D (xx0232@1)                 Bb-> (x1333x@1)A-> (x02220@1)DI (xx0232@1)pray for the dirt
D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1) 
I pray for the dirt
      F#7 (242352@1)              BmAnd (x24432@1)I ask to suffer in silence
Bb (x1333x@1)                     GTo (320003@1)stay here in hell, ohhhhhhh

--BREAK 2:
C (x32010@1)           Ab-> (xx1114@1)G-> (320003@1)CAwake (x32010@1)in the dirt, ohhhhh-ohhhh-ohhhhh
C (x32010@1)           Ab-> (xx1114@1)G-> (320003@1)EmAwake (022000@1)in the dirt, ohhhhh-ohhhh-ohhhhh
Em (022000@1)          AmAwake (x02210@1)in the dirt, now.

G (see below for notes)

--VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
             GMy (320003@1)stutter lifts
                F#My (244322@1)words come clear
             F#7Your (242352@1)little girl
                BmShe's (x24432@1)just not here

--VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
      GI (320003@1)am sure
            F#That (244322@1)at my death
                F#7The (242352@1)truth will float
                Bmon (x24432@1)God's sweet breath

--ALT VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
             GUntil (320003@1)that time
              F#don't (244322@1)ask for me
            F#7Behind (242352@1)this veil
              Dis (xx0232@1)where I'll be

--CHORUS:
D (xx0232@1)               Bb-> (x1333x@1)A-> (x02220@1)DAt (xx0232@1)one with the dirt
D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1) 
At one with the dirt
        F#7 (242352@1)               BmI'm (x24432@1)at peace, sainted and waiting
        G (*see below for notes)
For my perfect pain to speak through me for good

-OUTRO:
Bm -> G -> F# -> F#7
Bm -> G -> F# -> F#7

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Not absolutely sure about this next part, but it is a rough estimate.

--CHORUS NOTES:
  G (320003@1)       G (320003@1)              De-(?)---------------------------------| (xx0232@1)B-(?)-5-----5---(?)----------7--------|
G--0--------0---(?)----------7--------|   Then the "Bm" in the next
D--0--------5--------7-5-4---5--------| verse comes immediately after
A--5--------5-------------------------|
E--3--------3-------------------------|
  Per-fect  pain to  s t m   again
  V   ^     V    ^   V V V   ^