Capo at 4th fret (all chords relative to capo) For the G* chord, play it with the "e" string open. INTRO: (something like this) e--9^-----------------| B--9^--9^--7^--9^-----| G------8^--6^--8^-----| x2 D---------------------| A---------------------| E---------------------| e--9-----------------9-----------| B--9---9---7------9--9---9-9-7---| G------8---6------8-----8-8--6---| D--------------------------------| A--------------------------------| E--------------------------------| IN AN OPEN FIELD AT DUSK TO FOOTFALLS I AWOKE MARCHING ANTS ACROSS MY TEMPLES, OH G THEIR FEET HAD NO INTENTION THEY FOLLOWED SOME MAGNETIC DRUM Em Asus2 Em PRISONERS OF THEIR DESTINATION VERSE 1: G FROM THE SLATS OF THE FACTORY COME WHERE ONCE THEY DID MAKE RAILS OLD DEATH'S PECULIAR SONGS C Am HE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS LISTENING VERSE 2: G SO HE CROWED OUT NICE AND LONG Am G* TO THE SPIDERS AND THE LUMBER AND THE DUST Am D Em OF HIS CONQUESTS AND HIS HUNGER, HIS LUST VERSE 3: G I HEARD HIS FEET REJOICE I HEARD HIM TAP HIS CANE Am AS IF HE HAD HIS OWN REVIEW D ON STAGE AT THE ATHENAEUM VERSE 4: Em G* I CAUGHT HIS WORDS WITH MY OPEN MOUTH Em G* I GAGGED AND CHOKED AND SPIT THEM OUT Em G* I HEARD HIM TURN AS HE DID HEAR C Am MY TINY HEARTBEAT IN HIS EAR Em I WAS ALREADY RUNNING I HEARD HIM COMING VERSE 5: Em G* SHRAPNEL SPITTING FROM HIS WHEELS Em G* HIS SCYTHING ARMS RAKE FOR MY HEELS Em G* I DOVE AND ROLLED AND HID MY FACE Am Em AND I SAID THESE MAGIC WORDS: CHORUS: Am C Em "MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME" G I SAID THESE MAGIC WORDS AND Am FELL DOWN, DOWN, THE ANTHILL Em FOR DAYS Am C Em "MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME" Am C Em "MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME"
