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+G
THEIR FEET HAD NO INTENTION
THEY FOLLOWED SOME MAGNETIC DRUM
E minorEmAsus2Asus2E minorEm
PRISONERS OF THEIR DESTINATION
VERSE 1:
G+G
FROM THE SLATS OF THE FACTORY COME
WHERE ONCE THEY DID MAKE RAILS
OLD DEATH'S PECULIAR SONGS
C majorCA minorAm
HE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS LISTENING
VERSE 2:
G+G
SO HE CROWED OUT NICE AND LONG
A minorAm G*
TO THE SPIDERS AND THE LUMBER AND THE DUST
A minorAmD MajorDE minorEm
OF HIS CONQUESTS AND HIS HUNGER, HIS LUST
VERSE 3:
G+G
I HEARD HIS FEET REJOICE
I HEARD HIM TAP HIS CANE
A minorAm
AS IF HE HAD HIS OWN REVIEW
D MajorD
ON STAGE AT THE ATHENAEUM
VERSE 4:
E minorEm G*
I CAUGHT HIS WORDS WITH MY OPEN MOUTH
E minorEm G*
I GAGGED AND CHOKED AND SPIT THEM OUT
E minorEm G*
I HEARD HIM TURN AS HE DID HEAR
C majorCA minorAm
MY TINY HEARTBEAT IN HIS EAR
E minorEm
I WAS ALREADY RUNNING
I HEARD HIM COMING
VERSE 5:
E minorEm G*
SHRAPNEL SPITTING FROM HIS WHEELS
E minorEm G*
HIS SCYTHING ARMS RAKE FOR MY HEELS
E minorEm G*
I DOVE AND ROLLED AND HID MY FACE
A minorAmE minorEm
AND I SAID THESE MAGIC WORDS:
CHORUS:
A minorAmC majorCE minorEm
"MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME"
G+G
I SAID THESE MAGIC WORDS AND
A minorAm
FELL DOWN, DOWN, THE ANTHILL
E minorEm
FOR DAYS
A minorAmC majorCE minorEm
"MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME"
A minorAmC majorCE minorEm