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On Wounded Knee - Wrinkle Neck Mules
Track 3 - Apprentice to Ghosts (2012)
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Standard Tuning; power chords (5ths)
[Intro]
E5(distorted guitar noise)
[VERSE]
E5Back of the napkin G5scratch out
The D5words that I’ve lA5earned
But tE5hey don’t come, just G5cracks and hums
Like D5nothing I’ve ever A5heard
E5No place to stay no G5fire or rain
No nD5umber or ratA5io
No gE5auge to give a G5warning siA5gn
No gE5auge to give a D5warning siA5gn
[VERSE]
E5I guess we all sG5hould have known
What the D5downside might A5be
As we E5swore and prayed and G5stood and gazed
At some D5beast we never A5did see
Coming E5winter’s chill in G5Charlottesville
With no D5leg to stand A5on
ThaE5t’s about where I G5draw the lA5ine
Yeah, E5that’s about where I D5draw the lA5ine
[CHORUS]
D5Scrape off the time A5elapse
D5Push myself A5right up to the collapse
Will you B5know me when I’m D5down on wounded A5knee?
Will you E5know me when I’m D5down on wounded A5knee?
[VERSE]
Well the E5blood ran down and G5covered up
D5Everyone I’ve ever A5known
With E5mangled hands and bG5est laid plans
My D5my haven’t A5we grown
E5Back to the mirrors where G5we can’t hear
The D5screams and shouts bA5elow
Well, I E5tell you boys it’s G5about timeA5  
E5Yeah boys it’s aD5bout that A5time
[CHORUS II]
D5Scrape off the time A5elapse
D5Bend and run, A5under the wires and traps
Will you B5know me when I’m D5down on wounded A5knee?
Will you E5know me when I’m D5down on wounded A5knee?
[SOLO]
 E5   G5   D5   A5x3
E5 G5 A5
E5 D5 A5 E5
[BRIDGE]
E5There are high towers and deeD5p wells
E5There are strokes and heart attaG5cks and sD5pells
Will you B5know me when I’m D5down on wounded A5knee?
Will you E5know me when I’m D5down on wounded A5knee?
[CHORUS III]
D5Scrape off the time A5elapse
D5Take the good, and the rA5est we'll sell for scrap
Will you B5know me when I’m D5down on wounded A5knG5ee?A5  
Will you E5know me when I’m D5down      A5     G5  A5  
On wounded knee   E5     G5       E5x3
On woundedE5...G5...E5.      E5     G5      E5  E5kneG5eE5  
 E5   G5   E5x4

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On Wounded Knee

by Wrinkle Neck Mules

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On Wounded Knee - Wrinkle Neck Mules

Track 3 - Apprentice to Ghosts (2012)

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Standard Tuning; power chords (5ths)

[Intro]

(distorted guitar noise)

[VERSE]

E5 G5

Back of the napkin scratch out

D5 A5

The words that I’ve learned

E5 G5

But they don’t come, just cracks and hums

D5 A5

Like nothing I’ve ever heard

E5 G5

No place to stay no fire or rain

D5 A5

No number or ratio

E5 G5 A5

No gauge to give a warning sign

E5 D5 A5

No gauge to give a warning sign

[VERSE]

E5 G5

I guess we all should have known

D5 A5

What the downside might be

E5 G5

As we swore and prayed and stood and gazed

D5 A5

At some beast we never did see

E5 G5

Coming winter’s chill in Charlottesville

D5 A5

With no leg to stand on

E5 G5 A5

That’s about where I draw the line

E5 D5 A5

Yeah, that’s about where I draw the line

[CHORUS]

D5 A5

Scrape off the time elapse

D5 A5

Push myself right up to the collapse

B5 D5 A5

Will you know me when I’m down on wounded knee?

E5 D5 A5

Will you know me when I’m down on wounded knee?

[VERSE]

E5 G5

Well the blood ran down and covered up

D5 A5

Everyone I’ve ever known

E5 G5

With mangled hands and best laid plans

D5 A5

My my haven’t we grown

E5 G5

Back to the mirrors where we can’t hear

D5 A5

The screams and shouts below

E5 G5 A5

Well, I tell you boys it’s about time

E5 D5 A5

Yeah boys it’s about that time

[CHORUS II]

D5 A5

Scrape off the time elapse

D5 A5

Bend and run, under the wires and traps

B5 D5 A5

Will you know me when I’m down on wounded knee?

E5 D5 A5

Will you know me when I’m down on wounded knee?

[SOLO]

E5 G5 D5 A5

E5 G5 A5

E5 D5 A5 E5

[BRIDGE]

E5 D5

There are high towers and deep wells

E5 G5 D5

There are strokes and heart attacks and spells

B5 D5 A5

Will you know me when I’m down on wounded knee?

E5 D5 A5

Will you know me when I’m down on wounded knee?

[CHORUS III]

D5 A5

Scrape off the time elapse

D5 A5

Take the good, and the rest we'll sell for scrap

B5 D5 A5 G5 A5

Will you know me when I’m down on wounded knee?

E5 D5 A5 G5 A5

Will you know me when I’m down

E5 G5 E5

On wounded knee x3

E5 G5 E5 E5 G5 E5 E5 G5 E5

On wounded....... knee

E5 G5 E5

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