Tuning:      Standard

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VERSE CHORDS:
  A5      00221x
  A5     00201x  alt  00200x
  F5       10321x
  F5   10320x  alt  10301x

CHORUS CHORDS:
  E5      022000
  F5       10321x

FANCY POULTRY CHORDS:
  A5       00222x
  A7sus2  00200x
  F5       10321x
  G5      10300x
  C5     02201x     
  F5      10323x

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INTRO:
  A5    A5   
  F5     F5 


VERSE 1:
         A5                     A5
  In the ironbound section near Avenue L
            F5                        F5
  Where the Portuguese women come to see what you sell
       A5               A5
  The clouds so low the morning so slow
         F5                     F5 
  As the wires cut through the sky


VERSE 2:
      A5                        A5
  The beams and bridges cut the light on the ground
       F5                        F5
  Into little triangles and the rails run round
              A5                    A5
  Through the rust and the heat the light and sweet
          F5              F5
  Coffee    color of her skin


CHORUS 1:
  E5              F5        E5
      Bound up in wire and fate
               F5                  E5
  Watching her walk him up to the gate
                  F5
  In front of the ironbound school yard


VERSE 3:
  A5                  A5
  Kids will grow like weeds on a fence
                F5                       F5
  She says they look for the light they try to make sense
       A5                               A5
  They come up through the cracks, like grass on the tracks
  F5                     F5
    She touches him goodbye


CHORUS 2:
  E5               F5                 E5
     Steps off the curb and into the street
                F5                 E5
  The blood and feathers near her feet
           F5
  Into the ironbound market


INTERLUDE:
  A5 C5 G5 C5


VERSE 4:
         A5                     A5
  In the ironbound section near Avenue L
            F5                        F5
  Where the Portuguese women come to see what you sell
       A5               A5
  The clouds so low the morning so slow
         F5                     F5 
  As the wires cut through the sky


CHORUS 3:
  E5                  F5                  E5
     She stops at the stall, fingers the ring
            F5              E5
  Opens her purse, feels a longing
                F5
  Away from the ironbound border


INTERLUDE:
  A5 C5 G5 C5 (play 4x) 


FINALE (play 2x):
  A5     A79  A5          A79  
  Fancy poulty  parts sold here
  F5             G5         F5        G5
  Breasts and   thighs and hearts
  C5                 F5         F5
  Backs are cheap and wings are nearly 


AND CONTINUE (play 4x):
  A5      A79  A5      A79
  free,                        nearly
  F5      G5      F5      G5
  free,                        nearly


REPEAT AND FADE TO END:
  A5      A79  A5      A79
  F5      G5      F5      G5


--crookedpath