Alright, so the song is originally in the key of G, using the chords G, C, and F.
that order. I have tabbed the song 3 steps higher, in the key of A using the chords A, F#m,
E. This is because I like to sing along (I'm a girl with a voice naturally higher than 
original key), and I don't have a capo at the moment. To play it in the original key,
substitute the chords in the order above. Hope it isn't too confusing! Play well and 
love. This is a great song.
~amaqqut


AI (x02220@1)knew a woman once
          F#mgiving (244222@1)birth to kittens and mice
       A (x02220@1)                      F#mand (244222@1)as you know their eating habits
          A (x02220@1)                      EThose (022100@1)poor mice had to die
          Aso (x02220@1)the kittens were born
F#mfull (244222@1)of their brothers and sisters
       AAnd (x02220@1)they were punished swiftly
           E (022100@1)                       F#mthough (244222@1)they did not know why


A (x02220@1)    F#m (244222@1)                   AThey (x02220@1)thought they were food
                 F#m (244222@1)                  Ethey (022100@1)did not know what they'd done


AAnd (x02220@1)I was a person once
F#msending (244222@1)off unread letters
E (022100@1)               Areceiving (x02220@1)no reply
F#m (244222@1) A (x02220@1)                    F#mnever (244222@1)bothering asking why
AI (x02220@1)had a heart once
F#mfull (244222@1)of fire and passion
            E (022100@1)                   A (x02220@1)           F#mbut (244222@1)the summer took it away from me


       A (x02220@1)              F#m (244222@1)   AAnd (x02220@1)autumn has come to retrieve it
A (x02220@1)               F#m (244222@1)   Eautumn (022100@1)has come to retrieve it


AAnd (x02220@1)I was a man once
F#mWhen (244222@1)I was six-years-old
A (x02220@1)                         F#mbut (244222@1)now I am just a boy
E (022100@1)                    A (x02220@1)           F#mpretentious (244222@1)and brash and bold
AThe (x02220@1)kittens were murdered
F#mthrown (244222@1)into burlap sacks
      Aand (x02220@1)weighted down with rocks
       E (022100@1)    A (x02220@1)         F#min (244222@1)a river deep and black


A (x02220@1)      F#m (244222@1)       AAnd (x02220@1)they went to Heaven.
A (x02220@1)F#m (244222@1)        E (022100@1)         AThey (x02220@1)went to Heaven.