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Vernonia Blues

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Intro: Hammering on and off between D and Dsus2 and touching on Em
Verse 1:
DThere's a pain the weDsus2st, 
Da sinking feeling deep down Dsus2in their chests. 
Dsus2A little a girl, a town wiEmth her name, 
her daddy dieDsus2d before she had cEmame. 
Verse 2:
Cadd9To see the Emplace and just how it laid to Dwaste. 
Dsus2The rain it came and did not Emstop. Dsus2  
 Dsus2                           Em   Dsus2  
All the streets filling up to their tops, 
Dsus2it's coming uEmp to thDsus2eir knees,
 Dsus2                           Em   Dsus2  
 the river had its way it did as it pleased. 
COn the water's sheen there's rainbows oEmf gasoline. 
Outro: (Repeat x2)
Dsus2Lord of mine whEmere have you been? 
Dsus2When there's trouble you are noEmwhere to be seen. 
Dsus2A little town like Ema lamb. 
Dsus2Well a lion come down and Cadd9took their Emdam. 
EmFebruary was leaCadd9n, and March came to scream.Dsus2  

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Vernonia Blues

by Horse Feathers

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Dsus2

Cadd9

Dsus

Intro: Hammering on and off between D and Dsus2 and touching on Em

Verse 1:

D Dsus2

There's a pain the west,

D Dsus2

a sinking feeling deep down in their chests.

Dsus2 Em

A little a girl, a town with her name,

Dsus2 Em

her daddy died before she had came.

Verse 2:

Cadd9 Em D

To see the place and just how it laid to waste.

Dsus2 Em Dsus2

The rain it came and did not stop.

Dsus Em Dsus2

All the streets filling up to their tops,

Dsus2 Em Dsus2

it's coming up to their knees,

Dsus Em Dsus2

the river had its way it did as it pleased.

C Em

On the water's sheen there's rainbows of gasoline.

Outro: (Repeat x2)

Dsus2 Em

Lord of mine where have you been?

Dsus2 Em

When there's trouble you are nowhere to be seen.

Dsus2 Em

A little town like a lamb.

Dsus2 Cadd9 Em

Well a lion come down and took their dam.

Em Cadd9 Dsus2

February was lean, and March came to scream.

About Vernonia Blues Chords by Horse Feathers

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