Owensboro chords by Natalie Merchant

Guitar chords with lyrics

This is my first tab. Great song from a wonderful artist, so enjoy!

'Owensboro' by Natalie Merchant from the album 'The House Carpenter's Daughter' (2003)

Capo 3

Verse 1

                  D MajorD                          G+G            D MajorD
Well I lived in a town way down south by the name of Owensboro
                  B minorBm   G+G                      D/F#D/F#  G+G               D/F#D/F#    A augmentedA
And I worked in a mill   with the rest of the trash  as we're often called
      D MajorD
As you know


Verse 2

                 D MajorD                           G+G               D MajorD
Well, we rise up early in the morning and we work all day real hard
           B minorBm  G+G           D/F#D/F#  G+G           D/F#D/F#  A augmentedA     D MajorD
To buy our little meat and bread   buy sugar tea     and lard


Instrumental - play the chords of the verse once through


Verse 3

                       D MajorD                              G+G             D MajorD
Well our children they grow grow up unlearned with no time to go to school
        B minorBm  G+G               D/F#D/F#  G+G                D/F#D/F#  A augmentedA     D MajorD
Almost before they learn to walk     they learn to spin    and spool


Instrumental - play the chords of the verse once through


Verse 4

                   D MajorD                           G+G                D MajorD
Well, the folks in town they dress so fine and spend their money free
                      B minorBm  G+G             D/F#D/F#  G+G             D/F#D/F#  A augmentedA       D MajorD
But they would hardly look  at a factory hand    who dresses like    you or me
                   D MajorD                                           G+G              D MajorD
Would you let them wear their watches fine let them wear their gems and pearly strings
              B minorBm  G+G              D/F#D/F#  G+G                 D/F#D/F#  A augmentedA             D MajorD
But when that day   of judgement comes   they'll have to share   their pretty things
              B minorBm  G+G              D/F#D/F#  G+G                 D/F#D/F#  A augmentedA             D MajorD
But when that day   of judgement comes   they'll have to share   their pretty things


Outro B minorBm  G+G  D/F#D/F#  G+G  D/F#D/F#  A augmentedA  D MajorD

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