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The Plains Bitter Dancer

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[Verse 1]
AmJust as the sCand made Deverything Amround
AmJust as the Ctar seeps Dup from the Amground
Dsus2Bitter Cdancer, Emever Fturning
AmSo was the Cday that Dyou came to AmtownEm  Am  Dsus2  Am  
[Verse 2]
AmYou took a Croom and Dyou settled Amin
AmWashed off the Cchalk from Dyour weathered Amskin
Dsus2Daylight Csleeper, EmBloody Freaper
AmYou took a Croom and Dyou settled AminEm  Am  Dsus2  Am  Am  Em  Am  Dsus2  Am  
[Verse 3]
AmI should have Cknown one Dday you would Amcome
AmAll of us Cwalk so Dblind in the Amsun
Dsus2Midnight Cfeeder, Embeggar Fpleader
AmI should had Cknown one Dday you would AmcomeEm  Am  Dsus2  Am  
[Pre-Chorus]
DTell Emme Fagain Gmy FonEmly Fson
CTell Dme D#again Fwhat D#have Dyou AmdoneEm  Am  Dsus2  Am  
[Chorus]
EmAaaat Dmarm's Emlengths
EmI  Fwill Ghoooooold Emyouu Fthere
FTheeere CohohoohohohohFoh C(etc.)F  
Without capo :
[Verse]:
C#mJust as the Esand made F#everything C#mround
C#mJust as the Etar seeps F#up from the C#mground
F#Bitter Edancer, G#mever Aturning
C#mSo was the dEay that yF#ou came to C#mtown
[Instrumental]:
 C#m Abm C#m F# C#m
[Pre-Chorus]:
F#Tell  G#mme  Aagain Bmy AonG#mly  Ason
ETell  F#me  Gagain Awhat Ghave you C#mdone
[Chorus]:
AbmAaaat F#marm's Abmlengths
AbmI   Awill Bhoooooold Abmyouu Athere
ATheeere EohohoohohohohoAh (Eetc.)A  

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The Plains Bitter Dancer

by Fleet Foxes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

C#m

G#m

Abm

F#m

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[Verse 1]

Am C D Am

Just as the sand made everything round

Am C D Am

Just as the tar seeps up from the ground

Dsus2 C Em F

Bitter dancer, ever turning

Am C D Am Em Am Dsus2 Am

So was the day that you came to town

[Verse 2]

Am C D Am

You took a room and you settled in

Am C D Am

Washed off the chalk from your weathered skin

Dsus2 C Em F

Daylight sleeper, Bloody reaper

Am C D Am Em Am Dsus2 Am Am Em Am Dsus2 Am

You took a room and you settled in

[Verse 3]

Am C D Am

I should have known one day you would come

Am C D Am

All of us walk so blind in the sun

Dsus2 C Em F

Midnight feeder, beggar pleader

Am C D Am Em Am Dsus2 Am

I should had known one day you would come

[Pre-Chorus]

D Em F G F Em F

Tell me again my only son

C D D# F D# D Am Em Am Dsus2 Am

Tell me again what have you done

[Chorus]

Em Dm Em

Aaaat arm's lengths

Em F G Em F

I will hoooooold youu there

F C F C F

Theeere ohohoohohohohoh (etc.)

Without capo :

[Verse]:

C#m E F# C#m

Just as the sand made everything round

C#m E F# C#m

Just as the tar seeps up from the ground

F# E G#m A

Bitter dancer, ever turning

C#m E F# C#m

So was the day that you came to town

[Instrumental]:

C#m Abm C#m F# C#m

[Pre-Chorus]:

F# G#m A B A G#m A

Tell me again my only son

E F# G A G C#m

Tell me again what have you done

[Chorus]:

Abm F#m Abm

Aaaat arm's lengths

Abm A B Abm A

I will hoooooold youu there

A E A E A

Theeere ohohoohohohohoh (etc.)

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