Cattails chords by Big Thief

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Ab

Difficulty: Novice

Capo 4

Intro:
F#m E
F#m D
A   D  E

Verse 1:
F#m  E     F#m   D
Caro line, Caro line
   A           D            E
I never could leave you to struggle
F#m      E     F#m       D
Hold the line, hold the line
A        D            E
I'll be there on the double
F#m  E     F#m  D
In   time, in   time
A        D        E
Everyone does see trouble

Chorus:
              F#m          D            E
And you don't need to know why when you cry
          F#m          D
You don't need to know why
          F#m          D            E
You don't need to know why when you cry


Verse 2:
F#m      E     F#m     D
Violet's eyes, Violet plays
 A          D           E
Going back home to the Great Lakes
          F#m     E
Where the cattail sways
          F#m      D
With the lonesome loon
 A           D         E
Riding that train in late June


Chorus:
         F#m     D          E
With the windows wide by my side
         F#m     D
With the windows wide
         F#m     D          E
With the windows wide by my side


Verse 3:
         F#m      E            F#m   D
And the clusters fell, like an empty bell
A       D             E
Meteor shower at the motel
           F#m   E          F#m    D
Where the empty space is a saving grace
A           D         E
Making good time and doing well
          F#m       E           F#m     D
Still the question sings, like Saturn's rings
 A         D             E
Maybe she knows and she won't tell


Chorus:

              F#m          D            E
But you don't need to know why when you cry
          F#m          D
You don't need to know why
          F#m          D            E
You don't need to know why when you cry

Instrumental:
F#m E
F#m D
A   D  E

Verse 4:
      F#m       E             F#m     D
And I find you there in your country flair
  A            D          E
Middle of the river in a lawn chair
            F#m     E              F#m    D
With your wrinkled hands and your silver hair
  A           D            E
Leaving here soon and you know where
              F#m     E              F#m      D
To where the cattail sways with the lonesome loon
           A           D             E
You'll be riding that train in late June


Chorus:
         F#m     D             E
With the windows wide by your side
         F#m     D
With the windows wide
         F#m     D             E
With the windows wide by your side
          F#m          D
You don't need to know why
          F#m          D            E
You don't need to know why when you cry

Instrumental:
F#m E
F#m D
A   D  E