Tuning: Standard
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VERSE CHORDS:
A5 00221x
A5 00201x alt 00200x
F5 10321x
F5 10320x alt 10301x
CHORUS CHORDS:
E5 022000
F5 10321x
FANCY POULTRY CHORDS:
A5 00222x
A7sus2 00200x
F5 10321x
G5 10300x
C5 02201x
F5 10323x
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INTRO:
A5 A5
F5 F5
VERSE 1:
A5 A5
In the ironbound section near Avenue L
F5 F5
Where the Portuguese women come to see what you sell
A5 A5
The clouds so low the morning so slow
F5 F5
As the wires cut through the sky
VERSE 2:
A5 A5
The beams and bridges cut the light on the ground
F5 F5
Into little triangles and the rails run round
A5 A5
Through the rust and the heat the light and sweet
F5 F5
Coffee color of her skin
CHORUS 1:
E5 F5 E5
Bound up in wire and fate
F5 E5
Watching her walk him up to the gate
F5
In front of the ironbound school yard
VERSE 3:
A5 A5
Kids will grow like weeds on a fence
F5 F5
She says they look for the light they try to make sense
A5 A5
They come up through the cracks, like grass on the tracks
F5 F5
She touches him goodbye
CHORUS 2:
E5 F5 E5
Steps off the curb and into the street
F5 E5
The blood and feathers near her feet
F5
Into the ironbound market
INTERLUDE:
A5 C5 G5 C5
VERSE 4:
A5 A5
In the ironbound section near Avenue L
F5 F5
Where the Portuguese women come to see what you sell
A5 A5
The clouds so low the morning so slow
F5 F5
As the wires cut through the sky
CHORUS 3:
E5 F5 E5
She stops at the stall, fingers the ring
F5 E5
Opens her purse, feels a longing
F5
Away from the ironbound border
INTERLUDE:
A5 C5 G5 C5 (play 4x)
FINALE (play 2x):
A5 A79 A5 A79
Fancy poulty parts sold here
F5 G5 F5 G5
Breasts and thighs and hearts
C5 F5 F5
Backs are cheap and wings are nearly
AND CONTINUE (play 4x):
A5 A79 A5 A79
free, nearly
F5 G5 F5 G5
free, nearly
REPEAT AND FADE TO END:
A5 A79 A5 A79
F5 G5 F5 G5
--crookedpath
