Chord/Tab song: Jonah

Date: Sunday, October 13, 2002
Subject: d/davis_stuart/jonah.tab
Jonah by Stuart Davis from The Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN 06/29/01
Submitted by Del Kreiser

tune down 1/2 step

intro
C#m

E |-4---4-X-|

B |-4h5-5-X-|

G |-6---6-X-|
D |-6---6-X-|
A |-4---4-X-|
E |-4---4-X-|

repeat rhythm throughout first verse

E |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
B |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
G |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
D |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
A |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
E |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|

The dogs are still expecting
your father is a general
Benjamin's a murderer
your sister is a sponge
your mother is a worker

[C#m]Jona[E]h, I [A]ran into your [E]mom, she isn't [B]aging very well

[A]sometimes I [E]think her [B]face is gonna [E]burst

cause [A]hiding pain is [C#m]work, and your mother is a [E]worker

[A]Jon[E]ah, some [B]thoughts about your [E]sister -- her [A]eyes are always [B]closed

[A]ever since that [E]day she's [B]held a certain pose

[F#]it's not a [A]coma, she's the [B]opposite of [E]numb

some [A]people soak pain [C#m]up, and your sister is a [E]sponge

and your [A]mother is a [E]worker[F#][E]

F# A C#m E A E B
Jonah, I still see Ben, but if i bring your name up the conversation ends

cause he [F#]loaned you the [A]shotgun you [C#m]took up to the [E]cabin

A E B C#m E
whatever people say, he only hears the words 'Benjamin's a murderer'

A E F# E B
your sister is a sponge, your mother is a worker

B A E B
Jonah, Jonah, news about your dad -- you thought he drank before

A E B A C#m
now he drinks, his body is at war and his stomach's never full

cause your father is a [E]general, [A]Benjamin's a [E]murderer

your [F#]sister is a [E]sponge, your [A]mother is a [E]worker[B][A]

[C#m]Jonah they gave me your [A]goddamn [E]dogs and I'm [A]sick of what they [B]do

they [F#]bark at every[A]thing until they [F#]see it isn't [E]you

cause the [C#m]dogs are still expecting, your [F#]father is a [E]general

A B A B A
Benjamin's a murderer, your sister is a sponge, your mother is a worker

[A] [E] [B] [A] [A] [E] [B] [A]

C#m
The dogs are still expecting
your father is a general
Benjamin's a murderer
your sister is a sponge
your mother is a worker

Chords

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A X02220
B X244XX
B 799877
C#m X46654
C#m 446654
E 022100
[F#] [244322]