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Martha

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Am: x02210  Bm/A: x04430
Intro:
 Am/ / /  Bm/A/ / /
Verse 1:
(fingerpicked)
Martha she Amlistens for the Bm/Aticking of my Amfootsteps,
     Bm/ApatientAmlyBm/A  
She Amsifts the hairy Bm/Aair that's warm and Amwoodswept,
     Bm/ApleasantAmlyBm/A  
              Bb             Ab         C    Bb   Am/ / /  Bm/A/ / / (repeat)
She does as she pleases, she listens for me
Verse 2:
Martha she calls to me from a feather in the meadow, fly to me
You can dance and sing and walk with me,
And dreams will fade and shadows growing lean
              Bb             Ab       F          Eb   Bb/ / /  Eb/  Ab/
She does as she pleases, she waits there for me
              Bb             Ab       C         Bb   Am/ / /  Bm/A/ / /
She does as she pleases, her heels rise for me
(Guitar solo over
  Am/ / /  Bm/A/ / / repeated)
Verse 3:
My love she talks to waking windows as she murmurs to her feet, 
                                                        thoughtfully
She separates in laughter to her side, caught for me
She does as she pleases, she waits there for me
She does as she pleases, her heels rise for me
Verse 4:
Martha she keeps her heart in a broken clock, and it's waiting 
                                                        there for me
She weaves apart through a token lock, what a great thing to be free
AmShe weeps, tired and starts unspoken, but when the gate swings, 
There she'll be
There she'll be
(no accompaniment)
In green sun
On blue earth
Under warm running shower

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Martha

by Jefferson Airplane

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm/A

Am: x02210 Bm/A: x04430

Intro:

Am Bm/A

/ / / / / /

Verse 1:

(fingerpicked)

Am Bm/A Am

Martha she listens for the ticking of my footsteps,

Bm/A Am Bm/A

patiently

Am Bm/A Am

She sifts the hairy air that's warm and woodswept,

Bm/A Am Bm/A

pleasantly

Bb Ab C Bb Am Bm/A

/ / / / / / (repeat)

She does as she pleases, she listens for me

Verse 2:

Martha she calls to me from a feather in the meadow, fly to me

You can dance and sing and walk with me,

And dreams will fade and shadows growing lean

Bb Ab F Eb Bb Eb Ab

/ / / / /

She does as she pleases, she waits there for me

Bb Ab C Bb Am Bm/A

/ / / / / /

She does as she pleases, her heels rise for me

(Guitar solo over

Am Bm/A

/ / / / / / repeated)

Verse 3:

My love she talks to waking windows as she murmurs to her feet,

thoughtfully

She separates in laughter to her side, caught for me

She does as she pleases, she waits there for me

She does as she pleases, her heels rise for me

Verse 4:

Martha she keeps her heart in a broken clock, and it's waiting

there for me

She weaves apart through a token lock, what a great thing to be free

She weeps, tired and starts unspoken, but when the gate swings,

There she'll be

(no accompaniment)

In green sun

On blue earth

Under warm running shower

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