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Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 23:42:12 -0500 (EST)
From: Bobby Tendinitis 
Subject: CRD: stars_fell_on_alabama.crd by The Mountain Goats

Song: "Stars Fell On Alabama"
Artist: The Mountain Goats
Album: "Nine Black Poppies" (Emperor Jones, 1996)
Tabbed by: Bobby Tendinitis (bedwarm@wilhelp.com, bedwarm@cyberspace.org)

Standard Tuning: E A D G B E.

Intro:

G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)        C (x32010@1)                 GYou (320003@1)looked real calm as we made our way up the walk

G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)     C (x32010@1)                GThere (320003@1)were lazy kisses, hands brushing and small talk

G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)                  CThe (x32010@1)moon was high, your smooth face was dry and the

Gkudzu.... (320003@1)grew


CHORUS:

        G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)     Gand (320003@1)the stars fell on alabama

         D (xx0232@1)                 Gand (320003@1)your eyes filled up with lightning

              D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)  Gand (320003@1)the stars fell on alaba- ma


G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)                 C (x32010@1)  GThe (320003@1)warm earth underneath us gave way

          D (xx0232@1)                      C (x32010@1)                       Gdry (320003@1)grass crinkled like paper as a breeze came in across the bay

           Dcold (xx0232@1)clean water nearby

G (320003@1)       Cglimmered (x32010@1)in your eyes

         G (320003@1)     Dand (xx0232@1)your pistol      (glistened)


        G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)     Gand (320003@1)the stars fell on alabama

         D (xx0232@1)                 Gand (320003@1)your eyes filled up with lightning

              D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)    Cand (x32010@1)the stars fell on alaba- ma

                             G (320003@1)                    D (xx0232@1)            Gbut (320003@1)if you think I'll take a bullet for you, you're dreaming!


[repeat opening pattern, end]