Key: G# Intro: Cm7 A#m Cm7 A#m7 Verse 1: Cm A#m7 Springtime in the country Cm A#m7 Each time I'm shocked by the light Cm A#m7 The world lyin' fallow and you are apart from me Fm D# G# Cmaj7 Everythin' in my vision is movement and life A#m D# Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Riverboat, wheelbarrow, wildflower and barley Cm7 A#m7 Springtime in the country Cm7 A#m7 I can smell summer on its breath Cm A#m7 Low and harrowed lie the fields and the heart of me Fm7 D# G# Cmaj7 Everythin' in my vision, departure, and death A#m7 Fm7 G# Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Riverboat, wheelbarrow, wildflower, and barley
Chorus: Cm7 Cmaj7 Cm (The healers) This year, I swear it will be buried in actions (Are healin') Cmaj7 Cm This year, I swear it will be buried in words (The diggers are diggin' the earth) Cmaj7 Some close to the surface, some close to the casket Fm7 D# G# Cmaj7 I feel as useful as dirt, put my body to work A#m7 D# Mm (Oh-oh-oh) Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Mm (Oh-oh-oh) Verse 2: Cm7 Cm A#m7 G# Springtime in the city Cm7 A#m7 The canal banks are empty again Cm7 A#m7 The grass cryin' out to be heated by bodies Fm7 D# G# Cmaj7 The streets for the laughter of young women and men A#m7 D# G# Cmaj7 Canal boat and trolley, wildflower and barley Chorus: Cm7 C# Cmaj7 Cm7 (The healers) This year, I swear it will be buried in actions (Are healin') C# Cmaj7 Cm7 This year, I swear it will be buried in words (The diggers are diggin' the earth) Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Some close to the surface, some close to the casket Cmaj7 Fm7 D# Gmaj7 Cmaj7 I feel as useful as dirt, unreal unearth Cm7 C# Cmaj7 Cm7 (The healers) This year, I swear it will be buried in actions (Are healin') C# Cmaj7 Cm This year, I swear it will be buried in words (The diggers are diggin' the earth) Cmaj7 Some close to the surface, some close to the casket Fm7 D# Gmaj7 Cmaj7 I feel as useful as dirt, put my body to work A#m7 D# Mm (Oh-oh-oh) Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Mm (Oh-oh-oh) Outro: Cm7 A#m7 Springtime from my window Cm7 A#m7 Another month has not much longer now Cm A#m7 The sun hesitates more on each evening's darkenin' Fm D# G# C# Would all things God allows remain above ground A#m D# N.C. G# Cmaj7 Like grief and sweet memory, wildflower and barley
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