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Flies
From the album Wilderness
[INTRO]
G
[VERSE 1]
Your fCan of golden hGair 
Doiled with rose and cGinnamonG/F#  
EmAs your blood bloomed pGoppy red 
acAmross your vCelvet cGoat
Your dAmeep blue vCelvet cGoat
[VERSE 2]
Yes, thCere in Montana pGrairie grass 
the SiDoux shot Custer dGown G/F#  
His rEmed scarf tied, his bGlack boots shined
How bAmeautiful he loCoked to the fGlies, 
the hAmappy kiCngdom of fGlies
[VERSE 3]
Dear CCuster there's a WaGl-Mart now 
where oDnce the grizzlies rGoamedG/F#  
EmMountains of hair spray and cGowboy shirts 
and evAmeryone hCas a gGun
AmEveryone still hCas a gGun
[VERSE 4]
But hCigh in the rafters abGove the lights, 
red fDinches, they hide their nGestsG/F#  
And wEmhen our cars drive oGut of sight 
they sing sAmymphonies acrCoss the nGight
In their fAmorest of heCating pGipes
[VERSE 5]
And oCut past the parking lot alGong the curb 
in the wDilds of weed and tGrashG/F#  
Great arEmmies of the smGallest ants 
fight bAmattles for the glCory of their quGeen
Such a tAminy glCorious quGeen
[VERSE 6]
But eCven the empress Gof the ants 
Dfor whom ten thousand fGallG/F#  
EmMakes not a sound benGeath the blades 
of oAmur great eCmpire of lGawns
How qAmuiet is the Cempire of lGawns

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Flies

by The Handsome Family

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G/F#

Flies

From the album Wilderness

[INTRO]

[VERSE 1]

C G

Your fan of golden hair

D G G/F#

oiled with rose and cinnamon

Em G

As your blood bloomed poppy red

Am C G

across your velvet coat

Am C G

Your deep blue velvet coat

[VERSE 2]

C G

Yes, there in Montana prairie grass

D G G/F#

the Sioux shot Custer down

Em G

His red scarf tied, his black boots shined

Am C G

How beautiful he looked to the flies,

Am C G

the happy kingdom of flies

[VERSE 3]

C G

Dear Custer there's a Wal-Mart now

D G G/F#

where once the grizzlies roamed

Em G

Mountains of hair spray and cowboy shirts

Am C G

and everyone has a gun

Am C G

Everyone still has a gun

[VERSE 4]

C G

But high in the rafters above the lights,

D G G/F#

red finches, they hide their nests

Em G

And when our cars drive out of sight

Am C G

they sing symphonies across the night

Am C G

In their forest of heating pipes

[VERSE 5]

C G

And out past the parking lot along the curb

D G G/F#

in the wilds of weed and trash

Em G

Great armies of the smallest ants

Am C G

fight battles for the glory of their queen

Am C G

Such a tiny glorious queen

[VERSE 6]

C G

But even the empress of the ants

D G G/F#

for whom ten thousand fall

Em G

Makes not a sound beneath the blades

Am C G

of our great empire of lawns

Am C G

How quiet is the empire of lawns

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