I play at Capo 4 or 5 Em G Last I saw mother she rose from a chair Am C When they caught me I'd just finished combing my hair Em G Am C 'Cause a rabbit will run, as a colt does along with the mare Em G We've all learned the earth while we carried the throne Am C We dove under the rivers and under our clothes Em G Am C And I still have a prayer, as sure as my settling bones