Chords with lyrics
Key: G#G#
Intro:
Cm7Cm7 A#mA#m Cm7Cm7 A#m7A#m7
Verse 1:
C minorCm A#m7A#m7
Springtime in the country
C minorCm A#m7A#m7
Each time I'm shocked by the light
C minorCm A#m7A#m7
The world lyin' fallow and you are apart from me
F minorFm D#D# G#G# Cmaj7Cmaj7
Everythin' in my vision is movement and life
A#mA#m D#D# Gmaj7Gmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
Riverboat, wheelbarrow, wildflower and barley
Cm7Cm7 A#m7A#m7
Springtime in the country
Cm7Cm7 A#m7A#m7
I can smell summer on its breath
C minorCm A#m7A#m7
Low and harrowed lie the fields and the heart of me
Fm7Fm7 D#D# G#G# Cmaj7Cmaj7
Everythin' in my vision, departure, and death
A#m7A#m7 Fm7Fm7 G#G# Gmaj7Gmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
Riverboat, wheelbarrow, wildflower, and barley
Chorus:
Cm7Cm7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 C minorCm
(The healers) This year, I swear it will be buried in actions (Are healin')
Cmaj7Cmaj7 C minorCm
This year, I swear it will be buried in words (The diggers are diggin' the earth)
Cmaj7Cmaj7
Some close to the surface, some close to the casket
Fm7Fm7 D#D# G#G# Cmaj7Cmaj7
I feel as useful as dirt, put my body to work
A#m7A#m7 D#D#
Mm (Oh-oh-oh)
Gmaj7Gmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
Mm (Oh-oh-oh)
Verse 2:
Cm7Cm7 C minorCm A#m7A#m7 G#G#
Springtime in the city
Cm7Cm7 A#m7A#m7
The canal banks are empty again
Cm7Cm7 A#m7A#m7
The grass cryin' out to be heated by bodies
Fm7Fm7 D#D# G#G# Cmaj7Cmaj7
The streets for the laughter of young women and men
A#m7A#m7 D#D# G#G# Cmaj7Cmaj7
Canal boat and trolley, wildflower and barley
Chorus:
Cm7Cm7 C#C# Cmaj7Cmaj7 Cm7Cm7
(The healers) This year, I swear it will be buried in actions (Are healin')
C#C# Cmaj7Cmaj7 Cm7Cm7
This year, I swear it will be buried in words (The diggers are diggin' the earth)
Cmaj7Cmaj7 Gmaj7Gmaj7
Some close to the surface, some close to the casket
Cmaj7Cmaj7 Fm7Fm7 D#D# Gmaj7Gmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
I feel as useful as dirt, unreal unearth
Cm7Cm7 C#C# Cmaj7Cmaj7 Cm7Cm7
(The healers) This year, I swear it will be buried in actions (Are healin')
C#C# Cmaj7Cmaj7 C minorCm
This year, I swear it will be buried in words (The diggers are diggin' the earth)
Cmaj7Cmaj7
Some close to the surface, some close to the casket
Fm7Fm7 D#D# Gmaj7Gmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
I feel as useful as dirt, put my body to work
A#m7A#m7 D#D#
Mm (Oh-oh-oh)
Gmaj7Gmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7
Mm (Oh-oh-oh)
Outro:
Cm7Cm7 A#m7A#m7
Springtime from my window
Cm7Cm7 A#m7A#m7
Another month has not much longer now
C minorCm A#m7A#m7
The sun hesitates more on each evening's darkenin'
F minorFm D#D# G#G# C#C#
Would all things God allows remain above ground
A#mA#m D#D# N.C. G#G# Cmaj7Cmaj7
Like grief and sweet memory, wildflower and barley