Laura Marling - The Captain and The Hourglass

Capo: 1st Fret


Intro - Em

             G (320003@1)                             EmYou (022000@1)kick the blow, now you've gotta kick the guy.
         G (320003@1)                  EmYou (022000@1)sat alone under billowing sky
          D (xx0232@1)         EmIf (022000@1)I feel God judging me,
                     D (xx0232@1)                EmWell (022000@1)I fell into the water, and now I'm free.

    EmMy (022000@1)friends they don't really get me, 

think I'm the only one
        G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)             C (x32010@1)            EmWell (022000@1)i sold my soul to Jesus and since then ive had no fun
        Em (022000@1)Behind every tree is a cutting machine and a kite fallen from grace
        G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)                   C (x32010@1)           EmInside (022000@1)every man is a heart of sand you can see it in his face.

       Em (022000@1)                               DHe'll (xx0232@1)tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away.
         Em (022000@1)                           DAnother (xx0232@1)second lost with every fallen grain.
       Em (022000@1)                               DHe'll (xx0232@1)tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away.
         Em (022000@1)                          DAnother (xx0232@1)second lost with every fallen grain.

     Em (022000@1)                                  
The wind and I, we speak the same, but he don't hear so well.
        DYou're (xx0232@1)gonna have to curse him,
             EmWell (022000@1)you're gonna have to yell.
     EmThe (022000@1)sky and I, we've had our fights and I'm coming round to rain,
        G (320003@1)                 DIf (xx0232@1)the rain come round and don't go out, 
          C (x32010@1)                 Emand (022000@1)I'll never have to speak again,

       Em (022000@1)                               DI (xx0232@1)can tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away.
         Em (022000@1)                           DAnother (xx0232@1)second lost with every fallen grain.
     Em (022000@1)                               DCan (xx0232@1)tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away.
         Em (022000@1)                          DAnother (xx0232@1)second lost with every fallen grain.

     EmThe (022000@1)captains got his boots on and he's heading out the door,
 D (xx0232@1)                             EmLeaving (022000@1)his lady alone thinkin' "He don't love me no more."
      Em (022000@1)         
He's done with all this bullshit, 

He's going back to war,
    G (320003@1)          DIf (xx0232@1)Heaven is as Heaven does,
      C (x32010@1)              Emthen (022000@1)this is Hell for sure...


           Em (022000@1)                               DAnd (xx0232@1)he'll tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away.
         Em (022000@1)                           DAnother (xx0232@1)second lost with every fallen grain.
       Em (022000@1)                               DHe'll (xx0232@1)tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away.
         Em (022000@1)                          DAnother (xx0232@1)second lost with every fallen grain.

             G (320003@1)                             EmYou (022000@1)kick the blow, now you've gotta kick the guy.
         G (320003@1)                  EmYou (022000@1)sat alone under billowing sky
          D (xx0232@1)         EmIf (022000@1)I feel God judging me,
                     D (xx0232@1)            EmWell (022000@1)I fell into the water, now I'm free.

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