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Patchwork Girlfriend

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[Intro]
vamp on Dm / atonal improv
[Verse 1]
               Dm        Dmmaj7        Dm7        Dm6   Dm- E7  
I run my fingers through her blackish blondish hair
Look intDmo her Dmmaj7brown blue Dm7eyes and Dm6touch her Dmskin so dark and A7fair
 D7-  G7-  C/  Cmaj7- C7  
Because I Dmlike how Dmmaj7she enDm7couraDm6ges and Dmscolds E7me
How even Dmas her Dmmaj7left hand Dm7pushes Dm6me aDmway her right arm A7holds me
 Fm- (chromatic walk  Bto D) - Caug  
[Chorus]
  FIt's Cnice to Amknow she's Dmalways Gmwaiting for me at the A7dead ends
Guess I Fneed a little Clove from Amevery little Dmsquare of my Gmsweet little C(7)patchwork Amgirlfriend
    Dm             Gm        C(7)            F(chromatic walk  Ato D)
Of my sweet little patchwork girlfriend
[Interlude]
vamp on Dm / atonal improv
[Verse 2]
I can't Dmtell if Dmmaj7she would Dm7rather Dm6take or Dmleave E7me
And I'm not Dmsure what Dmmaj7I'm sayDm7ing but Dm6I'm sure I Dmwant her to beA7lieve me
 D7-  G7-  C/  Cmaj7- C7  
-- This part is basically Dm with a descending chromatic line; strum every beat --
                  Dm        Dmmaj7        Dm7        Dm6Dm(5)        Dm11         Dm          Dm9  Dm  
So I run my fingers through her blackish blondish brownish reddish grayish (grayish?!) hair
And Dmmaj7tell her Dm7I won't Dm6mess aDmround with other A7girls unless they're
 Fm- (chromatic walk  Bto D) - Caug  
her
[Chorus]
  FIt's Cnice to Amknow she's Dmalways Gmwaiting for me at the A7dead ends
Guess I Fneed a little Clove from Amevery little Dmsquare of my Gmsweet little C(7)patchwork Amgirlfriend
    Dm             Gm        C(7)            F(chromatic walk  Ato G)
Of my sweet little patchwork girlfriend
[Bridge]
    GmThough Gmmaj7I'm no more Gm7boy scout than Gm6boyfriend EbI could see Ftying the Bbknot
    EbInCmstead it's my Gmhands that are Ebtied because Dbsus4that'd be aDbgainst the law 
(chromatic tremolo from D to F)
[Final Chorus]
FIt's Cnice to Amknow she's Dmalways Gmwaiting for me at the A7dead ends
Guess I Fneed a little Clove from Amevery little Dmsquare of my Gmsweet little patchwork A7girl-friend-
ShFe's anyCwhere I could Amever Dmgo ain't Gmno false start or A7dead end
That could Ftake me aCway from, Amcouldn't bring me Dmback to my Gmsweet little C(7)patchwork Amgirlfriend
DmOr my Gmbig bitter C(7)patchwork Amgirlfriend
    Dm             Gm           C   Bbm-> Bbm  
Or my sweet little patchwork girlfriend
(chromatic walks to F)

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Patchwork Girlfriend

by Punch Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmmaj7

Dm7

Dm6

Cmaj7

Caug

C(7)

Dm11

Dm9

Gmmaj7

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[Intro]

vamp on Dm / atonal improv

[Verse 1]

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Dm E7

I run my fingers through her blackish blondish hair

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Dm A7

Look into her brown blue eyes and touch her skin so dark and fair

D7 G7 C Cmaj7 C7

- - / -

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Dm E7

Because I like how she encourages and scolds me

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Dm A7

How even as her left hand pushes me away her right arm holds me

Fm B D Caug

- (chromatic walk to ) -

[Chorus]

F C Am Dm Gm A7

It's nice to know she's always waiting for me at the dead ends

F C Am Dm Gm C(7) Am

Guess I need a little love from every little square of my sweet little patchwork girlfriend

Dm Gm C(7) F A D

(chromatic walk to )

Of my sweet little patchwork girlfriend

[Interlude]

vamp on Dm / atonal improv

[Verse 2]

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Dm E7

I can't tell if she would rather take or leave me

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Dm A7

And I'm not sure what I'm saying but I'm sure I want her to believe me

D7 G7 C Cmaj7 C7

- - / -

-- This part is basically Dm with a descending chromatic line; strum every beat --

Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Dm11 Dm Dm9 Dm

Dm(5)

So I run my fingers through her blackish blondish brownish reddish grayish (grayish?!) hair

Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6 Dm A7

And tell her I won't mess around with other girls unless they're

Fm B D Caug

- (chromatic walk to ) -

her

[Chorus]

F C Am Dm Gm A7

It's nice to know she's always waiting for me at the dead ends

F C Am Dm Gm C(7) Am

Guess I need a little love from every little square of my sweet little patchwork girlfriend

Dm Gm C(7) F A G

(chromatic walk to )

Of my sweet little patchwork girlfriend

[Bridge]

Gm Gmmaj7 Gm7 Gm6 Eb F Bb

Though I'm no more boy scout than boyfriend I could see tying the knot

Eb Cm Gm Eb Dbsus4 Db

Instead it's my hands that are tied because that'd be against the law

(chromatic tremolo from D to F)

[Final Chorus]

F C Am Dm Gm A7

It's nice to know she's always waiting for me at the dead ends

F C Am Dm Gm A7

Guess I need a little love from every little square of my sweet little patchwork girl-friend-

F C Am Dm Gm A7

She's anywhere I could ever go ain't no false start or dead end

F C Am Dm Gm C(7) Am

That could take me away from, couldn't bring me back to my sweet little patchwork girlfriend

Dm Gm C(7) Am

Or my big bitter patchwork girlfriend

Dm Gm C Bbm Bbm

Or my sweet little patchwork girlfriend

(chromatic walks to F)

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