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Verse 1:
C
She used to dance in the gutter
F C
Found gold in the cold of a summer rain
G C F
Had it all had enough didn't need much anyway
C
She used to say when it's over
F
I hope they laugh at the funeral
G C F
Fuess I never thought like that
Verse 2:
C
She used to glide on the water
F
Gll awake and the waves must have taught her right
G C F
Con't it all come and Go like the Southern Tide
C
She used to live like a martyr
F G
That's why she felt strong in the harder times
C F
Fuess I never fought like that
Chorus:
C
Gnd she said
G Am
I'll carry the casket
F G Am F
I'll carry you and the world
G Am F
When did we get so very ecclesiastic
G Am F
Why Do you sing canary canary bird
[Instrumental]
C F G F
Verse 3:
C
She's older now can you blame her
F G
Stopped thinking out loud just to save her breath
F
You gave it all gave it all now there's nothing left
C F
She's finding out at the day end good men
G
Fet buried facing down
Fuess she never thought like that
Chorus:
When she said
G Am
I'll carry the casket
F G Am F
I'll carry you and the world
G Am F
When did we get so very ecclesiastic
G Am F
Why Do you sing canary canary bird
[Instrumental]
C F G F C
Bridge:
F G F C
Gnd she's talking to Fod
F
Gnd she's wondering why
G
This bridge she built
F
Fell in the great divide
C
She should know better now
F
But she's still gotta try
F G
Without her here
F
Who makes it out alive
C
You can kick up the dirt
You can spit in the sky
F G
But dust off your shoes
F
Gnd close both your eyes
C
Cause it's harder to feel
F
But it's easy to find
G
Locked in her cage
F
In an empty mind
Outro:
G Am F G Am F
G Am F G Am C
F G F C F G F
C F G
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Published: March 13, 2026
Last Updated: March 13, 2026