The Spinster's Almanac by Christine Fellows (www.christinefellows.com) Chords by Farlen Em D G C Em D G C D C D G You're never far away from me F C D G G/F I've had this lock of your hair now for a half a century or more Em C D G I keep it in a matchbox in the pocket of my coat C D G F Saturdays I go to town just to make them laugh C D G G/F Em I learned to drive when I was 65 years old C D G And I sit poker-straight behind the wheel Em D G C Mother died of influenza when we kids were small Em D G C D Father never smiled again and seemed to shrink with every passing year Em D G C Everybody sigh and put your hands on your hips Em D G But when I get those old songs in my head C D I can?t keep my fingers off the keys Em D G C Em D G C D C D G F Through my research I have found all it takes to keep the chickens C D G G/F Em C D G Laying eggs is opera or Gershwin played at low volumes on dad's old radio C D G F One concession for the hens destined for slaughter: C D G G/F Em I read them poetry, they like the Yeats the best C D G And frankly, so do I Em D G C Who wouldn?t like to wake up on the Isle of Innisfree Em D G C D To muck about that bee-loud glade like he? Em D G C Everybody sigh and put your hands on your hips Em D G C D What's good enough for chickens is plenty good enough for you and me Em D G C Em D G C D C D G You're never far away from me F C D G G/F I've had this lock of your hair now for a half a century or more Em C D G I keep it in a matchbox in the pocket of my coat Farlen takes credit for the tabbing of the chords but not the lyrics.
