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Evelyn

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[Intro]
C
[Verse]
Fall the tables nice and cClean
FEvelyn's aslCeep
on the gFrave yard shift aCgain
selling gGasoline
and there's Fkids smoking on south Cfirst
see high-Fschool was just a bAmlur, fGor her
anCd everything just found their place it sGeemed
[Pre-Chorus]
there's an Amold folk soFng on the radCioG  
sounding Amthin anFd dark anCd hauntedG  
there's Ama bag of weFed in the bCack beneath the booksG  
and she cAman't stand the sigFht of this Ccul-de-sac G  
like an old crAmow, king oFf the lampC-postG  
and Amthis windFow hasn't beeCn this clean since it lGast rained
C
[Verse]
Fwell she pictures up a differenCt day
Fdriving west to east CL.A
Fand there ain't no sign oCf a dime, but hey
G                     (Start strumming)
anyone can dream     anyone can dream
[Chorus]
Cand all the collegFe girls come in when Amthe bars let out and Gthey're hungry
Cmaking such a Fmess, Evelyn jAmust talks trash, as she's sGweeping up
[Post-chorus]
there's a Amthin dark cFloud in the Cevening airG  
after Amevery Fsunny CdayG  
therAme's a bum whFo lives in the Cparking lot
wash the windowGs just to say hey.
[Instrumental]
 C   F   Am   Gx4
[Verse]
Fall the tables nice and Cclean
FEvelyn's aslCeep
on the grFave yard shift againC  
selling gasGoline
selling FgasolineC  

The story behind the song

"Evelyn" appears on Gregory Alan Isakov's album This Empty Northern Hemisphere, released in 2009. Isakov, a South African musician based in Colorado, combines indie and folk in his music, often featuring guitar and banjo. He immigrated to the United States in 1986 and began touring with a band at 16.

AI-written from these sources:Gregory Alan Isakov — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Evelyn

by Gregory Alan Isakov

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Intro]

[Verse]

F C

all the tables nice and clean

F C

Evelyn's asleep

F C

on the grave yard shift again

selling gasoline

F C

and there's kids smoking on south first

F Am G

see high-school was just a blur, for her

C G

and everything just found their place it seemed

[Pre-Chorus]

Am F C G

there's an old folk song on the radio

Am F C G

sounding thin and dark and haunted

Am F C G

there's a bag of weed in the back beneath the books

Am F C G

and she can't stand the sight of this cul-de-sac

Am F C G

like an old crow, king of the lamp-post

Am F C G

and this window hasn't been this clean since it last rained

[Verse]

F C

well she pictures up a different day

F C

driving west to east L.A

F C

and there ain't no sign of a dime, but hey

G (Start strumming)

anyone can dream anyone can dream

[Chorus]

C F Am G

and all the college girls come in when the bars let out and they're hungry

C F Am G

making such a mess, Evelyn just talks trash, as she's sweeping up

[Post-chorus]

Am F C G

there's a thin dark cloud in the evening air

Am F C G

after every sunny day

Am F C

there's a bum who lives in the parking lot

wash the windows just to say hey.

[Instrumental]

C F Am G

[Verse]

F C

all the tables nice and clean

F C

Evelyn's asleep

F C

on the grave yard shift again

selling gasoline

F C

selling gasoline

About Evelyn Chords by Gregory Alan Isakov

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