Chords with lyrics
Difficulty: Novice
To The Dogs Or Whoever
by Josh Ritter
Chords
E MajorE G# minorG#m C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
E-7---4---4--5--7-------------------|
B-9---4---5--5--7-------------------|
G-9---4---6--6--8-------------------|
D-9---6---6--7--9-------------------|
A-7---6---4--7--9-------------------|
E-7---4---4--5--7-------------------|
E....
E MajorE
Deep in the belly of a whale I found her
G# minorG#m
Down with the deep blue jail around her
C# minorC#m
Running her hands through the ribs of the dark
A augmentedA
Florence and Calamity and Joan of Arc
E MajorE
I love the way she looks in her underwear
G# minorG#m
I lose my page in the book then the plot then I swear
C# minorC#m
She makes the most of her time loving me plenty
A augmentedA BB
She knows there'll come a day when I won't be gettin' any
E MajorE
The stain of the sepia the butcher Crimea
G# minorG#m
Through the wreck of a brass band I thought I could see her
C# minorC#m
In a cakewalk she came through the dead and the lame
A augmentedA BB
Just a little bird floatin' on a hurricane
E MajorE
I was flat on my back, my feet in the thorns
G# minorG#m
I was in between the apples and the chloroform
C# minorC#m
She came to me often, I was sure I was dying,
A augmentedA BB
It was always hard to tell if she was laughing or crying
E MajorE G# minorG#m
I thought I heard somebody callin'
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
In the dark, I thought I heard somebody call.
E MajorE
Joan never cared about the in-betweens
G# minorG#m
Combed her hair with a blade did the Maid of Orleans
C# minorC#m
Said Christ walked on water, we can wade through the war
A augmentedA BB
You don't need to tell me who the fire is for
E MajorE
O bring me the love that can sweeten a sword
G# minorG#m
A augmentedA boat that can love the rocks or the shore
C# minorC#m
The love of an iceberg reachin' out for the wreck
A augmentedA BB
Can you love me like the crosses love the nape of the neck?
[keyboard interlude]
E MajorE
Was it Casey Jones, or the Casey at the bat
G# minorG#m
Who died outta pride and got famous for that
C# minorC#m
Killed by a swerve laid low by the curve
A augmentedA BB
Do you ever think they ever thought they got what they deserved?
E MajorE
Don't pity the bully, pity the man
G# minorG#m
Who both found their place in the same sad plan
C# minorC#m
It wasn't like the barrell goin' over the falls
A augmentedA BB
Crying all the way down I never asked to be involved
E MajorE G# minorG#m
I though I heard somebody callin'
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
In the dark, I thought I heard somebody call.
[keyboard interlude]
E MajorE
General George began the day by drinking pink little pills
G# minorG#m
Sent his men to the top of some helluva hill
C# minorC#m
Through the whisper of trees came artillery breeze
A augmentedA BB
He said I love they way the wind comes a-ticklin' my knees
E MajorE
Jane shot the apple right between the eyes
G# minorG#m
I was thinking of her when you came outside
C# minorC#m
Lemonade on your breath, sun in your hair
A augmentedA BB
Did I mention how I love you in your underwear?
E MajorE
Deep in the belly of a whale I found her
G# minorG#m
Down with the deep blue jail around her
C# minorC#m
Runnin her hands throuhg the ribs in the dark
A augmentedA BB
Florence and Calamity and Joan of Arc
E MajorE G# minorG#m
I though I heard somebody callin'
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
In the dark, I thought I heard somebody call.
E MajorE G# minorG#m
I though I heard somebody callin'
A augmentedA BB E MajorE
In the dark, I thought I heard somebody call.
THE END!