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Primitives

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Dm    Dm    Dm    Dm
Dm    Dm    C Dm  Dm
CHORUS:
   DmPrimitives dress in feathers and masks
   Dmto scare away their enemies
   DmThe frightening thing is not dying
   DmThe frightening thing is not living
   DmScientists guess which is worse we will ask
   Dmthe medicine or the disease
   DmThe frightening thing is not dying
   DmThe frightening thing is not living
   DmThere's an old man living on the edge of town
   Cedge of Dmtown
   DmWith a skull in his window and the shades pulled down
   Cshades pulled Dmdown
   DmAnd he Flaughs at fortune and he Dmlaughs at Bbfame
   Claughs at Dmfame
   DmAnd he Flaughs at scandal and he Dmlaughs at Bbshame
   Claughs at Dmshame
CHORUS
   DmThere's a young girl living on the edge of town
   Cedge of Dmtown
   DmWith a light in her window and her hair falls down
   Chair falls Dmdown
   DmAnd she Floves me crazy and she Dmloves me Bbwild
   Cloves me Dmwild
   DmAnd she Floves me tender like a Dmlonely Bbchild
   Clonely Dmchild
CHORUS

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Primitives

by T-Bone Burnett

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm Dm Dm Dm

Dm Dm C Dm Dm

CHORUS:

Primitives dress in feathers and masks

to scare away their enemies

The frightening thing is not dying

The frightening thing is not living

Scientists guess which is worse we will ask

the medicine or the disease

The frightening thing is not dying

The frightening thing is not living

There's an old man living on the edge of town

C Dm

edge of town

With a skull in his window and the shades pulled down

C Dm

shades pulled down

Dm F Dm Bb

And he laughs at fortune and he laughs at fame

C Dm

laughs at fame

Dm F Dm Bb

And he laughs at scandal and he laughs at shame

C Dm

laughs at shame

CHORUS

There's a young girl living on the edge of town

C Dm

edge of town

With a light in her window and her hair falls down

C Dm

hair falls down

Dm F Dm Bb

And she loves me crazy and she loves me wild

C Dm

loves me wild

Dm F Dm Bb

And she loves me tender like a lonely child

C Dm

lonely child

CHORUS

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