LITTLE PERENNIALS (Amy Ray)

No Capo

G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)            GBack (320003@1)in the long stretch of loneliness
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)     C (x32010@1)     GI (320003@1)have come to call a living,
G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)            GI'm (320003@1)getting something for all this love's labor,
G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)     Geven (320003@1)when I am forgetting.

CmOh (x3101x@1)we oh oh little perennials
                   Gwhere'd (320003@1)you come from?

G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)                 GDaughter (320003@1)of my father's second cousin,
G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)           C (x32010@1)      Gloyalties, (320003@1)I got em by the dozen.
G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)                 GWe (320003@1)share a past, we share a blood relation
G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)         C (x32010@1)     Gand (320003@1)that's as good as an invitation.

CmOh (x3101x@1)we oh oh little perennials
                   Gwhere'd (320003@1)you come from?

Em (022000@1)         D (xx0232@1)   CI'm (x32010@1)in the North Carolina Mountains,
Em (022000@1)         D (xx0232@1)        Cjust (x32010@1)to the west of where I met my calling.
Em (022000@1)         D (xx0232@1)          CIf (x32010@1)you look south to the foothills of these mountains rising,
Em (022000@1)        D (xx0232@1)            Cthat's (x32010@1)the place where it feels good falling.
Em (022000@1)        D (xx0232@1)           CThat's (x32010@1)the place that I know.

G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)       C (x32010@1)           GI (320003@1)look for words to fill the empty spaces,
G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)                C (x32010@1)         Gall (320003@1)the life revealed in these back stages.
G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)          GI (320003@1)reach for names like little puzzle pieces;
G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)       C (x32010@1)   Goh (320003@1)perennial, come to me.

CmOh (x3101x@1)we oh oh little perennials
                    Gwhere'd (320003@1)you come from?

Enjoy!

Tabbed by BENJAMIN HELLER