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(CAPO 5th Fret)
Dm played as bar chord (5th fret w/respect to capo)
For the chorus,Am, G/Am, F#/Am, are played as a bass note walk down.  Listen to 
the song, it's primarily from the cello, but you'll notice he does it on guitar too.
VERSE
Dm(5th)
All along the Maine coast 
MarFadd9yanne was closing windows, 
Ctalking to herself yeah she lived alone. Am  
Dm(5th)
Looking on her fields now, 
from the steps oFadd9utside of her farmhouse, 
Cevery year a little less eager to grow. Am  
Those fields were bForn of a wild soGul 
still a fracAmtion of a balanced wFadd9hole 
oh but contAmrol belonged in 
the hands of the oil men nFow. 
CHORUS 
                        Am  G/      Am  F#/                      Am  
Oh there's a trouble comin' in 
It's got my heFart in a muAmrmuring state. G  
                    Am  G/     Am  F#/Am  
Where must i fix my eyes to know 
Fthat I'll be herAme to watcGh it fade? 
To watch it fadeAm  
WhooCoo oo GoooF  
VERSE
They were dancing in Havana 
celebrating quinceañera 
speaking softly 'bout the radio. 
Some believed that they could wait it out, 
others felt only a growing doubt, 
but few perceived the October storm. 
Outside there was a rustle in the oak leaves, 
there was a frost that was starting to heave, 
so many more at home 
singing their kids to sleep. 
CHORUS
Oh there's a trouble comin' in 
It's got my heart in a murmuring state. 
Where must I fix my eyes to know 
that I'll be here to watch it fade? 
To watch it fade
Whoo ooo oo
To watch it fade
Whoo oooo ooo
VERSE
Jeffrey built a grave stone 
for the summer when it made known 
that money was gonna get tight for him. 
It was harder than he let on, 
but you could say that he'd been betting on 
a lesser horse time and again. 
Still he remembered when his kid was born, 
he remembered how the air was warm, 
but most of all, he thought about the task at hand. 
CHORUS
Oh there's a trouble comin' in 
It's got my heart in a murmuring state. 
Where must I fix my eyes to know 
that I'll be here to watch it fade? 
OUTRO
            Am  G/Am  
Trouble coming in, 
     F#/          Am         F  Am  
my heart's in a murmuring state
            Am  G/Am  
Trouble coming in 
  F#/          Am           F  Am  
my hearts in a murmuring state
           Am  G/     Am  F#/        Am            F  Am  
Trouble coming in my hearts in a murmuring state
CWhoo oo oooGoF  Am  
CWhoo oo oooGoF  

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Murmuring State

by Tall Heights

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fadd9

(CAPO 5th Fret)

Dm played as bar chord (5th fret w/respect to capo)

For the chorus,Am, G/Am, F#/Am, are played as a bass note walk down. Listen to

the song, it's primarily from the cello, but you'll notice he does it on guitar too.

VERSE

(5th)

All along the Maine coast

Fadd9

Maryanne was closing windows,

C Am

talking to herself yeah she lived alone.

(5th)

Looking on her fields now,

Fadd9

from the steps outside of her farmhouse,

C Am

every year a little less eager to grow.

F G

Those fields were born of a wild soul

Am Fadd9

still a fraction of a balanced whole

oh but control belonged in

the hands of the oil men now.

CHORUS

Am G Am F# Am

/ /

Oh there's a trouble comin' in

F Am G

It's got my heart in a murmuring state.

Am G Am F# Am

/ /

Where must i fix my eyes to know

F Am G

that I'll be here to watch it fade?

To watch it fade

C G F

Whoooo oo ooo

VERSE

They were dancing in Havana

celebrating quinceañera

speaking softly 'bout the radio.

Some believed that they could wait it out,

others felt only a growing doubt,

but few perceived the October storm.

Outside there was a rustle in the oak leaves,

there was a frost that was starting to heave,

so many more at home

singing their kids to sleep.

CHORUS

Oh there's a trouble comin' in

It's got my heart in a murmuring state.

Where must I fix my eyes to know

that I'll be here to watch it fade?

To watch it fade

Whoo ooo oo

To watch it fade

Whoo oooo ooo

VERSE

Jeffrey built a grave stone

for the summer when it made known

that money was gonna get tight for him.

It was harder than he let on,

but you could say that he'd been betting on

a lesser horse time and again.

Still he remembered when his kid was born,

he remembered how the air was warm,

but most of all, he thought about the task at hand.

CHORUS

Oh there's a trouble comin' in

It's got my heart in a murmuring state.

Where must I fix my eyes to know

that I'll be here to watch it fade?

OUTRO

Am G Am

Trouble coming in,

F# Am F Am

my heart's in a murmuring state

Am G Am

Trouble coming in

F# Am F Am

my hearts in a murmuring state

Am G Am F# Am F Am

/ /

Trouble coming in my hearts in a murmuring state

C G F Am

Whoo oo oooo

C G F

Whoo oo oooo

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