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Intro (starting at :31 with the piano):

D A (x2)

D (xx0232@1)                                                              ASo (x02220@1)we start with my father as a boy barely spoke a word of english fell in

Dlove (xx0232@1)from a distance he watched her working from the back fence

He learned some words and some clever turns of phrase from his father's

A (x02220@1)                               Ebook (022100@1)of poets, she wasn't taken in that instant, but grew impressed with

his persistence.

D (xx0232@1)                                 E (022100@1)                       AThey (x02220@1)met each other out by moonlight, made love in the nearby woods, then

C#m (x13321@4)                                Dher (xx0232@1)folks became suspicious when her cycle broke and (?). They stole

E (022100@1)                        Aaway (x02220@1)without their goodbyes, got married in a foreign town, made their way

C#m (x13321@4)                   D (xx0232@1)                      
 Eas (022100@1)best as they could. Found jobs and settled down. And then time moved on.

Interlude:

D A (x2)

D (xx0232@1)                                                          AI (x02220@1)was born in a river of blood on sheets from the wedding day. The room was dark and the 
stench was thick my father couldn't stand the smell of it.

DMama (xx0232@1)died in the night cause the nearest doctor couldn't stem the blood

A (x02220@1)                                 Eloss. (022100@1)Father cried out on the back porch. My sister held me at the

D (xx0232@1)                         Eneighbor's (022100@1)house. Oh my there was a storm then, there was a flood of a

A (x02220@1)                                    C#mdifferent (x13321@4)kind. Father's eyes were often vacant, but his hands were rarely

D (xx0232@1)                                        Equiet. (022100@1)Sister learned to take her hits well, both from life and the

A (x02220@1)                                  C#mphysical (x13321@4)kind, but I was never one to lie down, despite who picked the

D (xx0232@1)                       Efight. (022100@1)So we designed our hells.

Interlude:

A D E (x2)

D (xx0232@1)                          E (022100@1)                           AFather (x02220@1)turned into a drinker, a dark bastard with a wooden heart. Sister

C#m (x13321@4)                                  Dlearned (xx0232@1)to be a mother, before she ever played another part. And I became a

E (022100@1)                         Alittle (x02220@1)terror, I lashed out at whatever's around. Took some time before I

C#m (x13321@4)                                     D (xx0232@1)                       Esettled, (022100@1)to find a mind that was somewhat sound. And like it always does,

A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)     Etime (022100@1)rushed on.

A (x02220@1)                                                   DSix (xx0232@1)years later father died in the very same bedroom. Many said it was the

E (022100@1)                                       Agrief (x02220@1)that did it, I have to say it's cause he hung himself. To be honest

Dneither (xx0232@1)sister nor myself ever much regret his passing. But I admit it was

E (022100@1)                                           Aa (x02220@1)nice thing, to always know that we could feed ourselves.

-Ben Malley