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Mourning Song

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“Mourning Song”
By Shovels & Rope
‘Little Seeds’
[Verse 1]
CShe walked into the kitchen where most mornings would begFin
Put her Chands down on the counter, streched her fingers long and Amthin
Drug her Ceyes across the wall to where he hung his mandoFlin
And she Cwhispered out the count like she was Amwhispering it to him
[Chorus]
Mourning CsonFg,     Am      Gmourning CsonFgAm  G  
You were Falways on my Cmind, even Gthough I am now Amgone
I Ftaught you these four Cchords so you could Gsing your mounring Csong
[Verse 2]
CHe was not much of a singer, there was shrapnel in his Fsound
Always Cready with a zinger that could burn the whole place Amdown
The Clove was undefineable, no beginning and no Fend
Like so Cmany ancient secrets ever Amblowing in the wind
[Chorus]
Mourning CsonFg,     Am      Gmourning CsonFgAm  G  
You were Falways on my Cmind, even Gthough I am now Amgone
I Ftaught you these four Cchords so you could Gsing your mounring Csong
[Bridge]
FThe walls CtumbGling, the Fgates are CopeGning
FSorrow Cwill not Gwindow, no, Amsorrow Gwill not Cwin
[Verse 3]
CFrom the morning through the evening of each and every Fday
CWildness to wisom, from the gold on through the Amgrey 
From the Csongs of newborn babies to those who failed along the Fway
I have Cloved you and I will find you, now please sing me on my Amway
[Chorus/Outro]
With your mourning CsonFg,     Am     Gmourning CsonFgAm  G  
Pardon Fme if I’m Csentimental, Gyou were always Amstrong
So Fwake up little Cbird come and Gsing your mourning Csong

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Mourning Song

by Shovels & Rope

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“Mourning Song”

By Shovels & Rope

‘Little Seeds’

[Verse 1]

C F

She walked into the kitchen where most mornings would begin

C Am

Put her hands down on the counter, streched her fingers long and thin

C F

Drug her eyes across the wall to where he hung his mandolin

C Am

And she whispered out the count like she was whispering it to him

[Chorus]

C F Am G C F Am G

Mourning song, mourning song

F C G Am

You were always on my mind, even though I am now gone

F C G C

I taught you these four chords so you could sing your mounring song

[Verse 2]

C F

He was not much of a singer, there was shrapnel in his sound

C Am

Always ready with a zinger that could burn the whole place down

C F

The love was undefineable, no beginning and no end

C Am

Like so many ancient secrets ever blowing in the wind

[Chorus]

C F Am G C F Am G

Mourning song, mourning song

F C G Am

You were always on my mind, even though I am now gone

F C G C

I taught you these four chords so you could sing your mounring song

[Bridge]

F C G F C G

The walls tumbling, the gates are opening

F C G Am G C

Sorrow will not window, no, sorrow will not win

[Verse 3]

C F

From the morning through the evening of each and every day

C Am

Wildness to wisom, from the gold on through the grey

C F

From the songs of newborn babies to those who failed along the way

C Am

I have loved you and I will find you, now please sing me on my way

[Chorus/Outro]

C F Am G C F Am G

With your mourning song, mourning song

F C G Am

Pardon me if I’m sentimental, you were always strong

F C G C

So wake up little bird come and sing your mourning song

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