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Capo at 4th fret (all chords relative to capo)
For the G* chord, play it with the "e" string open.
INTRO:
(something like this)
e--9^-----------------|
B--9^--9^--7^--9^-----|
G------8^--6^--8^-----| x2
D---------------------|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|
e--9-----------------9-----------|
B--9---9---7------9--9---9-9-7---|
G------8---6------8-----8-8--6---|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|
IN AN OPEN FIELD AT DUSK
TO FOOTFALLS I AWOKE
MARCHING ANTS ACROSS MY TEMPLES, OH
G
THEIR FEET HAD NO INTENTION
THEY FOLLOWED SOME MAGNETIC DRUM
Em Asus2 Em
PRISONERS OF THEIR DESTINATION
VERSE 1:
G
FROM THE SLATS OF THE FACTORY COME
WHERE ONCE THEY DID MAKE RAILS
OLD DEATH'S PECULIAR SONGS
C Am
HE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS LISTENING
VERSE 2:
G
SO HE CROWED OUT NICE AND LONG
Am G*
TO THE SPIDERS AND THE LUMBER AND THE DUST
Am D Em
OF HIS CONQUESTS AND HIS HUNGER, HIS LUST
VERSE 3:
G
I HEARD HIS FEET REJOICE
I HEARD HIM TAP HIS CANE
Am
AS IF HE HAD HIS OWN REVIEW
D
ON STAGE AT THE ATHENAEUM
VERSE 4:
Em G*
I CAUGHT HIS WORDS WITH MY OPEN MOUTH
Em G*
I GAGGED AND CHOKED AND SPIT THEM OUT
Em G*
I HEARD HIM TURN AS HE DID HEAR
C Am
MY TINY HEARTBEAT IN HIS EAR
Em
I WAS ALREADY RUNNING
I HEARD HIM COMING
VERSE 5:
Em G*
SHRAPNEL SPITTING FROM HIS WHEELS
Em G*
HIS SCYTHING ARMS RAKE FOR MY HEELS
Em G*
I DOVE AND ROLLED AND HID MY FACE
Am Em
AND I SAID THESE MAGIC WORDS:
CHORUS:
Am C Em
"MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME"
G
I SAID THESE MAGIC WORDS AND
Am
FELL DOWN, DOWN, THE ANTHILL
Em
FOR DAYS
Am C Em
"MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME"
Am C Em
"MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME"