Capo at 4th fret (all chords relative to capo)

For the G* chord, play it with the "e" string open.

INTRO:
(something like this)

e--9^-----------------|
B--9^--9^--7^--9^-----|
G------8^--6^--8^-----| x2
D---------------------|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|


e--9-----------------9-----------|
B--9---9---7------9--9---9-9-7---|
G------8---6------8-----8-8--6---|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|


IN AN OPEN FIELD AT DUSK
TO FOOTFALLS I AWOKE
MARCHING ANTS ACROSS MY TEMPLES, OH


GTHEIR (320003@1)FEET HAD NO INTENTION
THEY FOLLOWED SOME MAGNETIC DRUM
Em (022000@1)               Asus2 (x02200@1)EmPRISONERS (022000@1)OF THEIR DESTINATION


VERSE 1:

GFROM (320003@1)THE SLATS OF THE FACTORY COME
WHERE ONCE THEY DID MAKE RAILS
OLD DEATH'S PECULIAR SONGS
          C (x32010@1)        AmHE (x02210@1)DIDN'T KNOW I WAS LISTENING

VERSE 2:

GSO (320003@1)HE CROWED OUT NICE AND LONG
                       Am (x02210@1)           G*
TO THE SPIDERS AND THE LUMBER AND THE DUST
       Am (x02210@1)              D (xx0232@1)         EmOF (022000@1)HIS CONQUESTS AND HIS HUNGER, HIS LUST

VERSE 3:

GI (320003@1)HEARD HIS FEET REJOICE
I HEARD HIM TAP HIS CANE
   AmAS (x02210@1)IF HE HAD HIS OWN REVIEW
                DON (xx0232@1)STAGE AT THE ATHENAEUM

VERSE 4:

  Em (022000@1)                     G*
I CAUGHT HIS WORDS WITH MY OPEN MOUTH
  Em (022000@1)                  G*
I GAGGED AND CHOKED AND SPIT THEM OUT
  Em (022000@1)                G*
I HEARD HIM TURN AS HE DID HEAR
   C (x32010@1)            AmMY (x02210@1)TINY HEARTBEAT IN HIS EAR
EmI (022000@1)WAS ALREADY RUNNING
I HEARD HIM COMING


VERSE 5:

Em (022000@1)                   G*
SHRAPNEL SPITTING FROM HIS WHEELS
Em (022000@1)                   G*
HIS SCYTHING ARMS RAKE FOR MY HEELS
Em (022000@1)                   G*
I DOVE AND ROLLED AND HID MY FACE
      Am (x02210@1)             EmAND (022000@1)I SAID THESE MAGIC WORDS:

CHORUS:

Am (x02210@1)                  C (x32010@1)                Em"MY (022000@1)DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME"

GI (320003@1)SAID THESE MAGIC WORDS AND
     AmFELL (x02210@1)DOWN, DOWN, THE ANTHILL
EmFOR (022000@1)DAYS

Am (x02210@1)                  C (x32010@1)                Em"MY (022000@1)DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME"
Am (x02210@1)                  C (x32010@1)                Em"MY (022000@1)DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME"

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