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Chris Thile - How To Grow A Woman From The Ground chords
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Em Am D Dm Em I caught a string full of fish down by the damn Em Am F#m B7 I'll drag them back to the field they should be dead by then Em Am D Dm Em Wipe the sweat off my neck and tally ho the plow G B7 C I'm gonna grow a woman from the ground Em Am D Dm The night was a chalkboard with a fingernail moon Em Am F#m B7 If the fish ain't dead yet they will be pretty soon Em Am D Dm Em Kinda like the feeling at an old folks home G B7 C Even though you love them you can't wait for them to go Em Am D Dm Em I'll call her Angelina she's a teacher I once had Em Am F#m B7 A halo of honey wrapped around her head Em Am D Dm Em And she always used to give me some when I was a kid G B7 C I told her that I loved her and then I went and hid [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/chris-thile/345839.html ] C G C I'll take you into town and I'll show you off C G C And there's room on your dress for a corsage C G C And I'll open up every door for you Em Am D Dm Em I opened up my almanac and in my head I read Em Am F#m B7 Cut your wrist on the fins of the fish and drain all you can Em Am D Dm Em G B7 So I rolled up my sleeves and then began to draw lines just as deep as the C days are long Em Am D Dm Em I sewed up my wrist and sewed the ground with my blood Em Am F#m B7 Stained up my clothes pretty good and I turned that dirt to mud Em Am D Dm Em I couldn't help but close my eyes and lay my body down G B7 C 'Cause I heard it takes forever to grow a woman from the ground C G C I bleed for you now and I'm skinny as a rail C G C And I'll be so obliged to keep you nice and warm and safe C G C and won't you be so proud of me  |