Chords with lyrics
Capo 2
Intro:
A minorAm FF C majorC G+G (x4)
Verse 1:
A minorAm FF
Marianne I don't wanna wait
C majorC G+G
The chapel's full but the preacher's late
A minorAm FF E7E7
There's flies around our cake, shut the door
A minorAm FF
My daddy came from a different world
C majorC G+G
I knew enough when his lips curled
A minorAm FF C majorC G+G
Nobody visits anymore
Chorus:
E minorEm FF
I watched the faces for a long time
E minorEm FF
I filled the poison to the water table line
C majorC C/BC/B
I know there would fall the grace of God
A minorAm Am/GAm/G D7/F#D7/F#
Still feels good to curse the odds of knowing what to do
E7E7 A minorAm
With this old town and you
Interlude:
A minorAm FF C majorC G+G (x2)
Verse 2:
A minorAm FF
LBJ didn't start the war
C majorC G+G
He just limped home wondering what he lost it for
A minorAm FF E7E7
I packed our bags, don't you hesitate
A minorAm FF C majorC G+G
We'll go north or we'll go west to a place we can reach for our better best
A minorAm FF C majorC G+G
Bring your mama's quilt and let 'em burn the rest
Chorus:
E minorEm FF
I watched the faces for a long time
E minorEm FF
I filled the poison to the water table line
C majorC C/BC/B
I know there would fall the grace of God
A minorAm Am/GAm/G D7/F#D7/F#
Still feels good to curse the odds of knowing what to do
E7E7 A minorAm
With this old town and you
Solo:
A minorAm FF C majorC G+G (x4)
Bridge:
C majorC G+G A minorAm FF C majorC
We'll be gone again before it gets too far
G+G E7E7
And this time, I won't look behind me
C majorC G+G A minorAm Am/GAm/G D7/F#D7/F#
We'll be gone again and I know what I'll do
E7E7 A minorAm
When it's time to choose between this town and you
Interlude:
A minorAm FF C majorC G+G (x4)
Verse 3:
A minorAm FF
Marianne I don't wanna wait
C majorC G+G
The chapel's full but the preacher's late
A minorAm FF E7E7