The Old Hag Is Sleeping chords by The Fiery Furnaces

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Intro 1

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My Baby's

Verse 1
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angry. He's always so angry;
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He smiles only when he
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can give me abuse.
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What's the use. What's the use?
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The church bells

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Verse 2

are busted

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again.

And at cakewalk class I'm out of sync.

I peek at granddad's watch

and take a drink.

Verse 3
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Linen being pawned on an
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eclipse.
Pack the swatches in the
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pony- cart.
Before the gate he squints
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and he's ready to start.

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My baby's angry- - he's
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always so angry.
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At best  he ignores me and
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don't curse and stare.
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Despair, oh  despair!
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He get

Verse 5
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s pink roses
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sent by:
The Other Woman now lives
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upstairs
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(You think she thinks he really cares?)

Verse 6

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I go and retire by nine.

He's in the Kansas City

cabinet today;

Pretend I'm asleep and I hear him say:

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The Old Hag is sleeping!
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Now Old Hag, stay sleeping:
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If you never wake up,
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it's heaven (as it were):
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Widower! Widower!

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Verse 8
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My Baby's angry,
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he's always so angry.
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He smiles only when he
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can give me abuse.
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What's the use? What's
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the use?