Song: Ironbound/Fancy Poultry Band: Suzanne Vega Album: Solitude Standing Tuning: Standard ------------------------------ VERSE CHORDS: Am (x02210@1) 00221x Am7 00201x alt 00200x F (133211@1) 10321x Fadd9 10320x alt 10301x CHORUS CHORDS: Em (022000@1) 022000 F (133211@1) 10321x FANCY POULTRY CHORDS: A (x02220@1) 00222x A7sus2 00200x F (133211@1) 10321x G9 (x2323x@1) 10300x Cm7 02201x F6 (15xxxx@1) 10323x ------------------------------ INTRO: Am (x02210@1) Am7 (x02010@1) F (133211@1) Fadd9 (135211@1) VERSE 1: Am (x02210@1) Am7 (x02010@1) In the ironbound section near Avenue L F (133211@1) Fadd9 (135211@1) Where the Portuguese women come to see what you sell Am (x02210@1) Am7 (x02010@1) The clouds so low the morning so slow F (133211@1) Fadd9 (135211@1) As the wires cut through the sky VERSE 2: Am (x02210@1) Am7 (x02010@1) The beams and bridges cut the light on the ground F (133211@1) Fadd9 (135211@1) Into little triangles and the rails run round Am (x02210@1) Am7 (x02010@1) Through the rust and the heat the light and sweet F (133211@1) Fadd9 (135211@1) Coffee color of her skin CHORUS 1: Em (022000@1) F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) Bound up in wire and fate F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) Watching her walk him up to the gate F (133211@1) In front of the ironbound school yard VERSE 3: Am (x02210@1) Am7 (x02010@1) Kids will grow like weeds on a fence F (133211@1) Fadd9 (135211@1) She says they look for the light they try to make sense Am (x02210@1) Am7 (x02010@1) They come up through the cracks, like grass on the tracks F (133211@1) Fadd9 (135211@1) She touches him goodbye CHORUS 2: Em (022000@1) F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) Steps off the curb and into the street F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) The blood and feathers near her feet F (133211@1) Into the ironbound market INTERLUDE: AmC GC VERSE 4: Am (x02210@1) Am7 (x02010@1) In the ironbound section near Avenue L F (133211@1) Fadd9 (135211@1) Where the Portuguese women come to see what you sell Am (x02210@1) Am7 (x02010@1) The clouds so low the morning so slow F (133211@1) Fadd9 (135211@1) As the wires cut through the sky CHORUS 3: Em (022000@1) F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) She stops at the stall, fingers the ring F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) Opens her purse, feels a longing F (133211@1) Away from the ironbound border INTERLUDE: Am C G C (play 4x) FINALE (play 2x): A (x02220@1) A7sus2 A (x02220@1) A7sus2 Fancy poulty parts sold here F (133211@1) G9 (x2323x@1) F (133211@1) G9 (x2323x@1) Breasts and thighs and hearts Cm7 F (133211@1) F6 (15xxxx@1) Backs are cheap and wings are nearly AND CONTINUE (play 4x): A (x02220@1) A7sus2 A (x02220@1) A7sus2 free, nearly F (133211@1) G9 (x2323x@1) F (133211@1) G9 (x2323x@1) free, nearly REPEAT AND FADE TO END: A (x02220@1) A7sus2 A (x02220@1) A7sus2 F (133211@1) G9 (x2323x@1) F (133211@1) G9 (x2323x@1) --crookedpath