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When the Wheels Touch Down - Wrinkle Neck Mules
Track 1 - Apprentice to Ghosts (2012)
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[INTRO]
C Am
C Am
C Am
F G
[VERSE]
CCaught up in gAmlue
CLiving like a Amdaydream
CLooking like sAmomebody new
FAll stitched up in yGour tight seams
[VERSE]
CRaised in the Amripples
CCall for the dAmrinks we need
CIt looks plain and Amsimple
But Fwhen they cut, Gthey don’t bleed
[CHORUS]
CUp on the Amstake
FWhen the Gwheels touch dCown
The Cshovels and Amrakes
FBury us right down Gin the ground
Well, I Cknow what’s at Amstake, 
Fwhen the wGheels touch Cdown
Am F G
[VERSE]
CNo points in the Amquiver
CThe headwall comeAms crumbling
CSo hot that we shAmiver
And our Fmouths they start Gmumbling
[VERSE]
CBut you can try to Amdefend
CAnd stay off of youAmr back
CBut the lips get swAmollen
As the Fwidow makers they make Gcontact
[VERSE]
CLet the tongues speak in Amtongues
CAnd let the starts get Amfinished
CLet the necks get Amhung
FBefore they even know Gwhat the sin is
[CHORUS]
CUp on the Amstake
FWhen the Gwheels touch dCown
The Cshovels and Amrakes
FBury us right down Gin the ground
Well, I Cknow what’s at Amstake, 
Fwhen the wGheels touch Cdown
[SOLO] 
 C   Amx3
F G
[OUTRO]
CWhoa..Am.....why Fdon’t you
CWhoa..Am.....just Flet it come clear?
CWhoa..Am.....well I've Fbeen passed over
CWhoa..Am.....Fwhen the wFmheels touch dCown
[SOLO] 
 C   Amx3
F G
 C   Amx3
F G C

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When The Wheels Touch Down

by Wrinkle Neck Mules

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When the Wheels Touch Down - Wrinkle Neck Mules

Track 1 - Apprentice to Ghosts (2012)

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[INTRO]

C Am

F G

[VERSE]

C Am

Caught up in glue

C Am

Living like a daydream

C Am

Looking like somebody new

F G

All stitched up in your tight seams

[VERSE]

C Am

Raised in the ripples

C Am

Call for the drinks we need

C Am

It looks plain and simple

F G

But when they cut, they don’t bleed

[CHORUS]

C Am

Up on the stake

F G C

When the wheels touch down

C Am

The shovels and rakes

F G

Bury us right down in the ground

C Am

Well, I know what’s at stake,

F G C

when the wheels touch down

Am F G

[VERSE]

C Am

No points in the quiver

C Am

The headwall comes crumbling

C Am

So hot that we shiver

F G

And our mouths they start mumbling

[VERSE]

C Am

But you can try to defend

C Am

And stay off of your back

C Am

But the lips get swollen

F G

As the widow makers they make contact

[VERSE]

C Am

Let the tongues speak in tongues

C Am

And let the starts get finished

C Am

Let the necks get hung

F G

Before they even know what the sin is

[CHORUS]

C Am

Up on the stake

F G C

When the wheels touch down

C Am

The shovels and rakes

F G

Bury us right down in the ground

C Am

Well, I know what’s at stake,

F G C

when the wheels touch down

[SOLO]

C Am

F G

[OUTRO]

C Am F

Whoa.......why don’t you

C Am F

Whoa.......just let it come clear?

C Am F

Whoa.......well I've been passed over

C Am F Fm C

Whoa.......when the wheels touch down

[SOLO]

C Am

F G

C Am

F G C

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