Coy Dogs chords by Carrie Newcomer

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
E minorEm  C majorC E minorEm  C majorC

Verse:
E minorEm
There've been too many leavings to list in one place
E minorEm
Too many arrivals to ever retrace
  C majorC       G+G        D MajorD      E minorEm
And those who have wandered haven't fallen from grace
   C majorC     G+G         D MajorD    E minorEm
Just done a few things they would like to erase
C majorC       G+G   D MajorD     E minorEm
Met with their shadow face to face

Verse:
E minorEm
Up on the ridge top a coy dog cries
E minorEm
A augmentedA motherless coyote with bright yellow eyes
 C majorC       G+G       D MajorD     E minorEm
A augmentedA coy dog's half friendly, the other half wild
C majorC      G+G    D MajorD       E minorEm
Half is homebody and half is streetwise
  C majorC        G+G      D MajorD      E minorEm
It can't help it's nature, but god knows it tries

Chorus:
C majorC  G+G   D MajorD  E minorEm   C majorC
Starlight, star bright
    G+G    D MajorD     E minorEm
All the dogs are restless tonight
C majorC   G+G   D MajorD   E minorEm
Leave on the porch light
    C majorC   G+G   D MajorD E minorEm
I'll be home after midnight

Verse:
E minorEm
It's all blessed and restless and up for debate
E minorEm
A augmentedA season and chance to alter a fate
   C majorC     G+G      D MajorD       E minorEm
But a moment can pass just because it can't wait
  C majorC       G+G      D MajorD    E minorEm
And time hits you hard with a terrible weight
    C majorC      G+G     D MajorD         E minorEm
Like a rock to the forehead, stamped with "Too Late"

Chorus:
C majorC  G+G   D MajorD  E minorEm   C majorC
Starlight, star bright
    G+G    D MajorD     E minorEm
All the dogs are restless tonight
C majorC   G+G   D MajorD   E minorEm
Leave on the porch light
    C majorC   G+G   D MajorD E minorEm
I'll be home after midnight

Instrumental:
E minorEm   C majorC   E minorEm  C majorC E minorEm   A minorAm

Bridge:
       C majorC      A minorAm
Our vision is often faulty
A minorAm
We see but through the glass darkly
      C majorC     G+G
And yet, we know deep down
    C majorC    G+G
When we hear the sound
    D MajorD
When it speaks our name

Verse:
  E minorEm
The moon eats its centre until it dissolves
E minorEm
Conquers its shadow with a single resolve
     C majorC     G+G      D MajorD     E minorEm
Here's to hoping for wholeness no matter how small
C majorC     G+G       D MajorD     E minorEm
Asking the questions that cannot be solved
  C majorC       G+G     D MajorD    E minorEm
And following the ache of a nameable call

Chorus:
C majorC  G+G   D MajorD  E minorEm   C majorC
Starlight, star bright
    G+G    D MajorD     E minorEm
All the dogs are restless tonight
C majorC   G+G   D MajorD   E minorEm
Leave on the porch light
    C majorC   G+G   D MajorD E minorEm
I'll be home after midnight
    C majorC   G+G   D MajorD E minorEm
I'll be home after midnight
    C majorC   G+G   D MajorD E minorEm
I'll be home after midnight
    C majorC   G+G   D MajorD E minorEm
I'll be home after midnight