• Song:

    Studying Stones

  • Artist:

    Ani Difranco

  • Album:

    Knuckle Down

Studying Stones by Ani DiFranco
Standard tuning
Capo 1

Chord 3 (Ch3)     bm
e|--2--------------2----------|
B|--0--------------0----------|
G|--0--------------4----------|
D|--0--------------0----------|
A|--2--------------2----------|
E|--2--------------2----------|


     bm
I am out here studying stones
           ATrying (x02220@1)to learn to be less alive
       GUsing (320003@1)all of my will
       ATo (x02220@1)keep very still
       bm           Ch3
Still even on the inside

          bm
I've cut all of the pertinent wires
      ASo (x02220@1)my eyes can't make that connection
     GI (320003@1)am holding my breath
     AI (x02220@1)am feigning my death
     bm                  Ch3
When I'm looking in your direction


        D'Course (xx0232@1)numb is an old hat
          C (x32010@1)Old as my oldest memories
    GSee (320003@1)that one's my mother
    AAnd (x02220@1)that one's my father
         bm                    Ch3
And that one in the hat, that's me


       DIt's (xx0232@1)a skill I'd hoped to abandon
       AWhen (x02220@1)I got out on the open road
             C (x32010@1)But any more pent up emotion
       A (x02220@1)            Ch3
And I think I'm gonna explode


              bm                  Ch3
There's never been an endeavor so strange
              AAs (x02220@1)trying to slow the blood in my veins
   GTo (320003@1)keep my face blank
     AAs (x02220@1)a stone that just sank
      bm             Ch3
Until not a ripple remains


     bm                  Ch3
I am high above the tree line
        ASitting (x02220@1)cross legged on the ground
     GWhen (320003@1)all of the forbidden fruit
    Ahas (x02220@1)fallen and rotted
bm                    Ch3
That's when I'm gonna come down


        D'Course (xx0232@1)numb is an old hat
          C (x32010@1)Old as my oldest memories
    GSee (320003@1)that one's my mother
    AAnd (x02220@1)that one's my father
         bm                    Ch3
And that one in the hat, that's me


       DIt's (xx0232@1)a skill I'd hoped to abandon
       AWhen (x02220@1)I got out on the open road
             C (x32010@1)But any more pent up emotion
       A (x02220@1)            Ch3
And I think I'm gonna explode

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