Coy Dogs chords by Carrie Newcomer

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Em    C  Em    C

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

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

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

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

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

Instrumental:
Em      C      Em    C  Em      Am

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

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

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