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The Donor Blues

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 D//  A/  G/////
DFound my Afingers Gup north in the forest of the DfeArn G  
Yeah I Dblame them Awords for Gall I've learned D  A  G  
Well I Dwatched my Awits Gwalk west where the money is DeaArnGed
Just to Dstrut my Astuff Gand wait my turn D  A  G  
And I have often Amthought that these Gold bones 
Should just Dgo on ahead and break if they gonna 
   AmThese Gold shoes should just Dgo on and give out 
  AmThey're Grunning the jail for Dprofit Athese Gdays
DThat's what Athey Gsay 
D
Lost my lungs long ago in the belly of the beast 
Yeah I got my gall from the boys back east 
Yeah I sing sweet songs with the throat that belongs to her 
Yeah she wears my heart and wears my words 
F#mGot these lips from the girl next door 
                                          G   D//  A/  G/////  D//  A/  G/////
The only problem is they only beg for more 
F#mSold my skin for some fancy clothes 
                                                         G   D//  A/  G/////  D//  A/  G/////
I thought I'd get a better deal but that's the way it goes 
Chorus
D
F#mPut all the rest in a hollow tree 
                                     G   D//  A/  G/////  D//  A/  G/////
Yeah fill it with cement and let me be

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The Donor Blues

by Shakey Graves

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F#m

D A G

// / /////

D A G D A G

Found my fingers up north in the forest of the fern

D A G D A G

Yeah I blame them words for all I've learned

D A G D A G

Well I watched my wits walk west where the money is earned

D A G D A G

Just to strut my stuff and wait my turn

Am G

And I have often thought that these old bones

Should just go on ahead and break if they gonna

Am G D

These old shoes should just go on and give out

Am G D A G

They're running the jail for profit these days

D A G

That's what they say

Lost my lungs long ago in the belly of the beast

Yeah I got my gall from the boys back east

Yeah I sing sweet songs with the throat that belongs to her

Yeah she wears my heart and wears my words

F#m

Got these lips from the girl next door

G D A G D A G

// / ///// // / /////

The only problem is they only beg for more

F#m

Sold my skin for some fancy clothes

G D A G D A G

// / ///// // / /////

I thought I'd get a better deal but that's the way it goes

Chorus

F#m

Put all the rest in a hollow tree

G D A G D A G

// / ///// // / /////

Yeah fill it with cement and let me be

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