Capo at 4th fret (all chords relative to capo) For the G* chord, play it with the "e" string open. INTRO: (something like this) e--9^----------------- | B--9^--9^--7^--9^----- | G------8^--6^--8^----- | x2 D--------------------- | A--------------------- | E--------------------- | e--(b9)----------------(b9)---------- | B--(b9)--(b9)--7------(b9)-(b9)--(b9)(b9)7--- | G------8---6------8-----8-8--6--- | D-------------------------------- | A-------------------------------- | E-------------------------------- | IN AN OPEN FIELD AT DUSK TO FOOTFALLS I AWOKE MARCHING ANTS ACROSS MY TEMPLES, OH G THEIR FEET HAD NO INTENTION THEY FOLLOWED SOME MAGNETIC DRUM Em A9 Em PRISONERS OF THEIR DESTINATION VERSE 1: G FROM THE SLATS OF THE FACTORY COME WHERE ONCE THEY DID MAKE RAILS OLD DEATH'S PECULIAR SONGS C Am HE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS LISTENING VERSE 2: G SO HE CROWED OUT NICE AND LONG Am G * TO THE SPIDERS AND THE LUMBER AND THE DUST Am D Em OF HIS CONQUESTS AND HIS HUNGER, HIS LUST VERSE 3: G I HEARD HIS FEET REJOICE I HEARD HIM TAP HIS CANE Am AS IF HE HAD HIS OWN REVIEW D ON STAGE AT THE ATHENAEUM VERSE 4: Em G * I CAUGHT HIS WORDS WITH MY OPEN MOUTH Em G * I GAGGED AND CHOKED AND SPIT THEM OUT Em G * I HEARD HIM TURN AS HE DID HEAR C Am MY TINY HEARTBEAT IN HIS EAR Em I WAS ALREADY RUNNING I HEARD HIM COMING VERSE 5: Em G * SHRAPNEL SPITTING FROM HIS WHEELS Em G * HIS SCYTHING ARMS RAKE FOR MY HEELS Em G * I DOVE AND ROLLED AND HID MY FACE Am Em AND I SAID THESE MAGIC WORDS: CHORUS: Am C Em "MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME" G I SAID THESE MAGIC WORDS AND Am FELL DOWN, DOWN, THE ANTHILL Em FOR DAYS Am C Em "MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME" Am C Em "MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME"
