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Am C G FDriven through by her own sword,
Am C G Fsummer died last night, alone.
Am C G FEven the ghosts huddled up for
warmth.
Am C G FAutumn has come to my hometown.
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Am C G FFriendly voices, dead and gone,
Am C G singing, Star of the country
Fdown...
Am C G(even the ghosts help raise the
Fbarn,
Am C G Fhere, now, in my hometown)
[Chorus]
F Eb D
D C— when, out of the massing
Bb G Bb Cthat bodes and bides, in the cold
Dwest,
D C Bbflew a waxwing, who froze
G Bb C Dand died against my breast!
D CAnd all the while, rain,
Bb Glike a weed in the tide,
Bb C Dswans and lists, down
C Bb Gon the gossiping lawns,
Bb C Dsaying tsk tsk tsk.
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Am C GI may have changed. It's hard to
Fgauge.
Am C GTime won't account for how I've
Faged.
Am C G FWould I could tie your lying tongue,
Am C Gwho says that leaving keeps you
Fyoung.
Am C G FAnd I have got no control
Am C G Fover my heart, over my mind.
Am C G FOver the hills, the rainclouds roll.
Am C G FI'll winter here, wait for a sign
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F D# D
Dto cast myself
C Bbout, over the water,
G Bb C Driven like a wishbone.
DYou'd hardly guess
D C BbI was my own mother's daughter;
G Bb C DI ain't naturally given to roam.
D CAnd I lay low, when I return, and I
move
Bb Glike a gurney
Bb C Dwhose wheels are squeaking,
D Calone, here in my home,
Bband I laugh,
Gwhen you speak of my
Bb C Dpleasure-seeking
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Fmaj7
Eb C Bb F Gamong the tall pines,
D C Bb G Bb C Dalong the lay-lines.
Fmaj7 Eb C Bb F GHere, where the loon keens.
D C Bb G Bb C DThere, where the moon leans.
Fmaj7 Eb C Bb FThere where I know my violent love
Glays down,
D C Bb G Bb C Din a row of silent, dove-gray days.
C Bb G Bb CHere, in a row of silent, dove-gray
Ddays.
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Am C G FWherever I go, I Am snowbound
Am C G Fby thoughts of him whom I would sun.
Am C G FI loved them all, one by one.
Am C G FCannot gain ground, cannot outrun;
Am C G Fbut time marches along.
Am C G FYou can't always stick around.
Am C G FBut, when the final count is done,
Am G F EmI will be in my hometown.
Bb G CI will be in my hometown.
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