The Rib Chords

Key: D Intro: Cadd9 - Fadd9/C - Am - Em - Fadd9/C Verse 1: Cadd9 Fadd9/C What will I think of to fall asleep Am Em Cmaj11 Fadd9/C When it all begins to wilt? Cmaj9 Fadd9/C Will I feel my hips on the mattress pad Am Em Cmaj11 Fadd9/C Tuck my chin under the quilt Cadd9 Fadd9/C What will I think of in window glass Am Em Cmaj11 Fadd9/C When I pass it on the street? Cmaj9 Fadd9/C When I exceed expiration dates Am Em Cmaj11 Fadd9/C Will there still be more to see?

Chorus: Cmaj9 Fadd9/C In the shade of Eden, is that all I am? Am Cut from the rib of a biblical man Em Cmaj11 Fadd9/C Fruit for the birds, seeds for the soil Cmaj9 Fadd9/C And when I turn forty, is that all I'll be? Am Branches you trim from the evergreen tree Em Cmaj11 Fadd9/C Mulch for the rake, prize for the loyal Cmaj9 Does that do it for ya? Verse 2: Cadd9 Fadd9/C Ladies posed in old photographs Am Em Cmaj11 Fadd9/C With their Mona Lisa smiles Cmaj9 Fadd9/C If you hooked them up to a polygraph Am Em Cmaj11 Fadd9/C Bet their pulse was running wild Cadd9 Fadd9/C They hold it in with a corset string Am Em Cmaj11 Fadd9/C And the ribbons in their hair Cmaj9 Fadd9/C Sometimes I feel them unraveling Am Em Cmaj11 Fadd9/C Though I know there's nothing there Chorus: Cmaj9 Fadd9/C In the shade of Eden, is that all I am? Am Cut from the rib of a biblical man Em Cmaj11 Fadd9/C Fruit for the birds, seeds for the soil Cmaj9 Fadd9/C And when I turn sixty, is that all I'll be? Am Branches you trim from the evergreen tree Em Cmaj11 Fadd9/C Mulch for the rake, prize for the loyal Cmaj9 Does that do it for ya? Bridge: Am Em Cmaj11 What if I'm high like falling snow? Am Em Cmaj11 Supple like the rocks I used to throw? Am Em Cmaj11 I could be a blight for all you know Am Em Cmaj11 Fadd9/C Relish in cutting the stems of their throats Chorus: Cmaj9 Fadd9/C In the shade of Eden, is that all I am? Am Cut from the rib of a biblical man Em Cmaj11 Fadd9/C Fruit for the birds, seeds for the soil Cmaj9 Fadd9/C And when I turn eighty, is that all I'll be? Am Branches you trim from the evergreen tree Em Cmaj11 Fadd9/C Mulch for the rake, prize for the loyal Cmaj9 Does that do it for ya?