Intro
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Verses

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Show me your stripes said the zebra to
Am                       C 
The wicked spider in the morning dew
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I will provide for you shelter and wine
Am                            C
If you can prove that you are of my kind

Chorus


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O ho Maria!
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I'd break my wooden bones for you
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You took my crystal heart
             E
And shook it through and through
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O ho Maria!
    F                E        Am
You broke my brittle bones in two
Am             C      F
You shook your silver hair
            E      Am
And sent me to the moon


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And then the spider turned onto its back
Am                      C
Displayed the colors in three neat tracks
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And said, when we go
   C  Am
We go alone


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And so they crossed the windy field
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The spider provided by the zebra's heels
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And every bird from above did cry
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You will be bitten boy and you'll surely die

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Chorus

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We may be different
Am
Two sides of the same fence
C
You bring your elegance
F
And me my dumb strength


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You were so kind to me
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Beneath the willow trees
C
You took my hand in yours
F
And I got down on my knees

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They said I couldn't see it clear
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They said that it would disappear
C
But when they came and sang their sermon
F
It fell upon deaf ears

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Because I see but I cannot hear
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And I feel but I cannot fear
C
And I know you to be true
C
When I saw you first come near

Chorus

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