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Pontchartrain
Vienna Teng
(Dreaming Through the Noise - 2006)
Intro:  C...
CSunday: Cdark water draining north, the F#heat swells and bursts Clike plague.
CSunday: Cever-so-faint slow tambouF#rine glides onward toward the Cgrave. 
Who drew the Abmaj7line? 
Who drew the line betEween you and me? 
Who drew the Abmaj7line that Geveryone sees?
CDarling, CLake Pontchartrain is haunted: F#bones without names,
photographs framed Cin reeds.
CDarling, Cwhat blood our veins are holding. 
The F#overpass frozen, fires ablaze Cat sea. 
Who drew the Abmaj7line? 
Who drew the line that Ecuts to the skin, buries me in? 
Tell me Abmaj7who drew the line. 
Darling don't close Gyour eyes. 
Interlude:  C...  F#...
FmLie as Ebdarkness AbhardCmens.
FmLie of Ebour reAbunioCmn.
O Dblie if EbGod is AbsleeCmping. 
O DbI beEblieve you Fmnow.
Fm Eb Ab Cm
 Fm   Eb   Ab   C...  F#...  C...  F#...  C...  F#...  C...  F#... 
CDarling, CLake Pontchartrain will cradle F#me, and all you left beChind. 
CListen: Cever-so-faint slow tambourF#ine is marching back through Ctime. 

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Pontchartrain

by Vienna Teng

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Abmaj7

Pontchartrain

Vienna Teng

(Dreaming Through the Noise - 2006)

Intro: ...

C C F# C

Sunday: dark water draining north, the heat swells and bursts like plague.

C C F# C

Sunday: ever-so-faint slow tambourine glides onward toward the grave.

Abmaj7

Who drew the line?

Who drew the line between you and me?

Abmaj7 G

Who drew the line that everyone sees?

C C F#

Darling, Lake Pontchartrain is haunted: bones without names,

photographs framed in reeds.

C C

Darling, what blood our veins are holding.

F# C

The overpass frozen, fires ablaze at sea.

Abmaj7

Who drew the line?

Who drew the line that cuts to the skin, buries me in?

Abmaj7

Tell me who drew the line.

Darling don't close your eyes.

C F#

Interlude: ... ...

Fm Eb Ab Cm

Lie as darkness hardens.

Fm Eb Ab Cm

Lie of our reunion.

Db Eb Ab Cm

O lie if God is sleeping.

Db Eb Fm

O I believe you now.

Fm Eb Ab Cm

Fm Eb Ab C F# C F# C F# C F#

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

C C F# C

Darling, Lake Pontchartrain will cradle me, and all you left behind.

C C F# C

Listen: ever-so-faint slow tambourine is marching back through time.

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