To The Dogs Or Whoever
by Josh Ritter

interpreted by Matt Rowley

Chords

  E (022100@1)G#m (133111@4)name="chord_x13321@4">C#m A (x02220@1)BE-7---4---4--5--7-------------------| (x2444x@1)B-9---4---5--5--7-------------------|
G-9---4---6--6--8-------------------|
D-9---6---6--7--9-------------------|
A-7---6---4--7--9-------------------|
E-7---4---4--5--7-------------------|


E....

EDeep (022100@1)in the belly of a whale I found her
G#mDown (133111@4)with the deep blue jail around her
C#mRunning (x13321@4)her hands through the ribs of the dark
AFlorence (x02220@1)and Calamity and Joan of Arc
EI (022100@1)love the way she looks in her underwear
G#mI (133111@4)lose my page in the book then the plot then I swear
C#mShe (x13321@4)makes the most of her time loving me plenty
A (x02220@1)                                  BShe (x2444x@1)knows there'll come a day when I won't be gettin' any

EThe (022100@1)stain of the sepia the butcher Crimea
            G#mThrough (133111@4)the wreck of a brass band I thought I could see her
     C#mIn (x13321@4)a cakewalk she came through the dead and the lame
A (x02220@1)                              BJust (x2444x@1)a little bird floatin' on a hurricane
EI (022100@1)was flat on my back, my feet in the thorns
G#mI (133111@4)was in between the apples and the chloroform
C#mShe (x13321@4)came to me often, I was sure I was dying,
A (x02220@1)                                    BIt (x2444x@1)was always hard to tell if she was laughing or crying


E (022100@1)                          G#mI (133111@4)thought I heard somebody callin'

        A (x02220@1)                B (x2444x@1)            EIn (022100@1)the dark, I thought I heard somebody call.


EJoan (022100@1)never cared about the in-betweens
G#mCombed (133111@4)her hair with a blade did the Maid of Orleans
C#mSaid (x13321@4)Christ walked on water, we can wade through the war
A (x02220@1)                                BYou (x2444x@1)don't need to tell me who the fire is for
EO (022100@1)bring me the love that can sweeten a sword
G#mA (133111@4)boat that can love the rocks or the shore
C#mThe (x13321@4)love of an iceberg reachin' out for the wreck
A (x02220@1)                                        BCan (x2444x@1)you love me like the crosses love the nape of the neck?

[keyboard interlude]

EWas (022100@1)it Casey Jones, or the Casey at the bat
G#mWho (133111@4)died outta pride and got famous for that
C#mKilled (x13321@4)by a swerve laid low by the curve
A (x02220@1)                                      BDo (x2444x@1)you ever think they ever thought they got what they deserved?
EDon't (022100@1)pity the bully, pity the man
G#mWho (133111@4)both found their place in the same sad plan
C#mIt (x13321@4)wasn't like the barrell goin' over the falls
A (x02220@1)                               BCrying (x2444x@1)all the way down I never asked to be involved

E (022100@1)                        G#mI (133111@4)though I heard somebody callin'
        A (x02220@1)               B (x2444x@1)             EIn (022100@1)the dark, I thought I heard somebody call.

[keyboard interlude]

EGeneral (022100@1)George began the day by drinking pink little pills
G#mSent (133111@4)his men to the top of some helluva hill
C#mThrough (x13321@4)the whisper of trees came artillery breeze
A (x02220@1)                                     BHe (x2444x@1)said I love they way the wind comes a-ticklin' my knees
EJane (022100@1)shot the apple right between the eyes
G#mI (133111@4)was thinking of her when you came outside
C#mLemonade (x13321@4)on your breath, sun in your hair
A (x02220@1)                                   BDid (x2444x@1)I mention how I love you in your underwear?
EDeep (022100@1)in the belly of a whale I found her
G#mDown (133111@4)with the deep blue jail around her
C#mRunnin (x13321@4)her hands throuhg the ribs in the dark
A (x02220@1)                           BFlorence (x2444x@1)and Calamity and Joan of Arc

E (022100@1)                        G#mI (133111@4)though I heard somebody callin'
        A (x02220@1)               B (x2444x@1)            EIn (022100@1)the dark, I thought I heard somebody call.
E (022100@1)                        G#mI (133111@4)though I heard somebody callin'
        A (x02220@1)               B (x2444x@1)            EIn (022100@1)the dark, I thought I heard somebody call.