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Morning Shadows
Cass McCombs
Intro:   E    Amaj7    E    Amaj7    E    Amaj7    E   Amaj7  
EPloddAmaj7ing, mornEing sAmaj7hadows
Eblanket thAmaj7e cracks aloEng the Amaj7patio
EDroplets fAmaj7all into tEiny pooAmaj7ls
Ethat brigAmaj7hten with the Ewhite light Aof renewEal
F#mAs one memory Eeludes Amaj7me
Eanother conAmaj7sumes me
EA pane of Amaj7glass fogged Eby breath frAmaj7om nostrils
kEeeping me Amaj7at bay from Ea world leAmaj7ss hostile
EThe world Amaj7is so vain Eand uAmaj7ncertain!
EA death iAmaj7n the family Eand I'm in Alove agaiEn
BNew C#mday  BNew C#mday
BNew C#mday  BNew C#mday
    E     A(x4)     
EMelting fArost on thEe juniAper
EGreyness evoAmaj7lves into Ea spectrum of Amaj7color

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Morning Shadows

by Cass McCombs

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Amaj7

F#m

C#m

Morning Shadows

Cass McCombs

E Amaj7 E Amaj7 E Amaj7 E Amaj7

Intro:

E Amaj7 E Amaj7

Plodding, morning shadows

E Amaj7 E Amaj7

blanket the cracks along the patio

E Amaj7 E Amaj7

Droplets fall into tiny pools

E Amaj7 E A E

that brighten with the white light of renewal

F#m E Amaj7

As one memory eludes me

E Amaj7

another consumes me

E Amaj7 E Amaj7

A pane of glass fogged by breath from nostrils

E Amaj7 E Amaj7

keeping me at bay from a world less hostile

E Amaj7 E Amaj7

The world is so vain and uncertain!

E Amaj7 E A E

A death in the family and I'm in love again

B C#m B C#m

New day New day

B C#m B C#m

New day New day

E A

(x4)

E A E A

Melting frost on the juniper

E Amaj7 E Amaj7

Greyness evolves into a spectrum of color

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