[D] [B] [A] [B]
[D]They called [B]here to tell me
[D]That you'r[B]e finally dying
[D]Thru a [B]veil of childish [A]cries[G]
Southern Manitoba
Prairies pulling at the
Pant-leg of your bad disguise
[G]So why were you so
[D] [A] [G]
[D]A boat ab[A]andoned [G]in some backyard
The small town that you lived and died in
[D] [B] [A] [B]
Shoebox full of photos
Found a grainy mirror
Sunken cheeks and slender hands
Grocery lists and carbon
Copied letters offer
Silence for my small demands
Hey how'd you get so
A boat abandoned in some backyard
The small town that you lived and died in
[D]Got an armchair from your [A]family home[G]
Got your p.g. wodehouse novels and your telephone
Got your plates and stainless steel
Got that way of never saying what you really feel
A boat abandoned in some backyard
The small town that you lived and died in
[D]Do[C#]n?[B]?t[A] w[G]ant to live and die here
Don't want to live and die here were we're
The small towns that we live and die in
D B A G (until fade out)
[D]They called [B]here to tell me
[D]That you'r[B]e finally dying
[D]Thru a [B]veil of childish [A]cries[G]
Southern Manitoba
Prairies pulling at the
Pant-leg of your bad disguise
[G]So why were you so
[D] [A] [G]
[D]A boat ab[A]andoned [G]in some backyard
The small town that you lived and died in
[D] [B] [A] [B]
Shoebox full of photos
Found a grainy mirror
Sunken cheeks and slender hands
Grocery lists and carbon
Copied letters offer
Silence for my small demands
Hey how'd you get so
A boat abandoned in some backyard
The small town that you lived and died in
[D]Got an armchair from your [A]family home[G]
Got your p.g. wodehouse novels and your telephone
Got your plates and stainless steel
Got that way of never saying what you really feel
A boat abandoned in some backyard
The small town that you lived and died in
[D]Do[C#]n?[B]?t[A] w[G]ant to live and die here
Don't want to live and die here were we're
The small towns that we live and die in
D B A G (until fade out)