Key: A minor
Verse 1
Am
C
G
Dm
Am
We came in this world together
G
Dm
Am
Legs wrapped around each other
G
C
G
Am
We were born like tangled vine
F
Verse 2
Am
C
G
Dm
Am
We lived along the river
Dm
Am
never lingered
C
G
Am
In my sister's tiny hands
F
Verse 3
Am
C
G
Dm
Am
But while picking sour apples
G
Dm
Am
In the wild waving grasses
G
C
G
Am
And was bitten by a snake
F
Verse 4
Am
G
Am
Every creature casts a shadow under
G
C
the sun's golden finger
G
Am
Some shadows are dragged along
Verse 5
C
G
Dm
Am
G
Alone, I took to drinking bottles
Dm
Am
of cheap whiskey
the back woods
G
Am
sharpened stick
F
Verse 6
Am
C
G
Dm
Am
But still I heard her laughing
G
Dm
Am
In those wild waving grasses
F
G
Still her tiny hands went splashing at
C
G
Am
the river's sparkling shore
F
Verse 7
Am
C
G
Dm
Am
So I took my rusty gas can
G
Dm
Am
And an old iron shovel
G
C
G
And choked the river up
F
Verse 8
Am
G
Am
Every creature casts a shadow under
G
C
the sun's golden finger
G
Am
Some shadows are dragged along
Outro 1
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ChordsAm C G Dm F
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