Country Death Song chords by
Violent Femmes

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Key: D minor

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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I had me a wife,
I had me some daughters
I tried so hard, I never knew still waters
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Nothing to eat and nothing to drink
Nothing for a man to do
but sit around and think
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Nothing for a man to do
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but sit around and think

Verse 2
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Well, I'm a thinkin' and thinkin',
till there's nothin' I ain't thunk
Breathing in the stink, till finally I stunk
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It was at  that time, I swear I lost my mind
I started making plans to kill my own kind
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I started making plans to kill my own kind

Verse 3
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"Come, little daughter,"
I said to the youngest one
Put your coat on, we'll have some fun
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We'll go  out to mountains, the one to explore
Her face then lit up,
I was standing by the door
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Her face then lit up,
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I was standing by the door

Verse 4
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Come little daughter, I will carry the lanterns
We'll go out tonight, we'll go to the caverns
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We'll go  out tonight, we'll go to the caves
Kiss your mother goodnight
and remember that God saves
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Kiss your mother goodnight
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and remember that God saves

Verse 5
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I led her to a hole, a deep black well
I said "make a wish, make sure and not tell
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And close you're eyes dear,
and count to seven
You know your papa loves you,
good children go to heaven
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You know your papa loves you,
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good children go to heaven"

Verse 6
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I gave her a push, I gave her a shov
I pushed with all all my might,
I pushed with all my love
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I through my child into a bottomless pit
She was screaming as she fell,
but I never heard her hit
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She was screaming as she fell,
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but I never heard her hit

Solo 1
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Verse 7
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Gather round boys to this tale that I tell
You want to know how to take
a short trip to hell?
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It's guaranteed to get your own place in hell
Just take your lovely daughter
and push her in the well
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Take your lovely daughter
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and throw her in the well

Verse 8
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Don't speak to me of lovers,
with a broken heart
You want to know
what can really tear you apart?
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I'm going out to the
barn, will I never stop in pain?
I'm going out to the barn,
to hang myself in shame

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