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[Verse]
AmDriven Cthrough by hGer own Fsword,
Amsummer diCed last niGght, aFlone.
AmEven the gChosts huddleGd up fFor warmth.
AmAutumn has Ccome to Gmy hometoFwn.
[Verse]
AmFriendly vCoices, deGad and Fgone,
 Amsinging, SCtar of the Gcountry Fdown...
(Ameven the gChosts help rGaise the barnF,
hAmere, noCw, in my GhometoFwn)
[Chorus]
F       Eb     D
— wDhen, out of the mCassing
that bodeBbs and biGdes, in thBbe colCd weDst,
Dflew a waCxwing, whBbo froze
and dGied agaiBbnst Cmy bDreast!
AnDd all the while, rCain,
like a weed in Bbthe tiGde,
swBbans aCnd lDists, down
on thCe gossiping Bblawns,G  
sayiBbng tsk Ctsk Dtsk.
[Verse]
AmI may have Cchanged. It's harGd to gauge.F  
AmTime won't aCccount for hGow I've aFged.
AmWould I coCuld tie your Glying tonFgue,
who saAmys that lCeaving kGeeps you yFoung.
AmAnd I haCve goGt no cFontrol
Amover my hCeart, oveGr my mFind.
AmOver the Chills, the GraincloudFs roll.
AmI'll winCter here, Gwait for Fa sign
[Chorus]
F     D#    D
Dto cast myself
out, Cover thBbe water,
rivGen like a BbwisChbone.D  
DYou'd hardly guess
I Dwas my oCwn mother's daughteBbr;
I ain't Gnaturally giBbven tCo roDam.
DAnd I lay low, when I retCurn, and I move
lBbike a gurGney
whose Bbwheels Care sqDueaking,
aDlone, here in my hCome,
and I Bblaugh,
when you Gspeak of my
BbpleasuCre-seeDking
[Bridge]
 Fmaj7
among the EbtalCl BbpinFesG,
Dalong the ClaBby-lGinBbes.C  D  
Fmaj7Here, where the EblooCn BbkeeFnsG.
DThere, where the CmBboon GlBbeansC.D  
Fmaj7There wEbhere I Cknow mBby violent Flove lGays down,
Din a roCw of sBbilent, Gdove-gBbray CdaysD.
Here, in a Crow of BbsilGent, Bbdove-Cgray Ddays.
[Verse]
AmWherever I Cgo, I am GsnowboFund
by Amthoughts of Chim whom I Gwould sFun.
I Amloved them aCll, one Gby onFe.
AmCannot gain Cground, canGnot outFrun;
Ambut time mCarcGhes aFlong. 
AmYou can't aClways Gstick arFound.
AmBut, when the Cfinal coGunt is dFone,
I Amwill Gbe in mFy homEmetown.
I will Bbbe in Gmy hometownC.
[Outro]
Am G F   C Em Am

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Autumn

by Joanna Newsom

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Fmaj7

[Verse]

Am C G F

Driven through by her own sword,

Am C G F

summer died last night, alone.

Am C G F

Even the ghosts huddled up for warmth.

Am C G F

Autumn has come to my hometown.

[Verse]

Am C G F

Friendly voices, dead and gone,

Am C G F

singing, Star of the country down...

Am C G F

(even the ghosts help raise the barn,

Am C G F

here, now, in my hometown)

[Chorus]

F Eb D

D C

— when, out of the massing

Bb G Bb C D

that bodes and bides, in the cold west,

D C Bb

flew a waxwing, who froze

G Bb C D

and died against my breast!

D C

And all the while, rain,

Bb G

like a weed in the tide,

Bb C D

swans and lists, down

C Bb G

on the gossiping lawns,

Bb C D

saying tsk tsk tsk.

[Verse]

Am C G F

I may have changed. It's hard to gauge.

Am C G F

Time won't account for how I've aged.

Am C G F

Would I could tie your lying tongue,

Am C G F

who says that leaving keeps you young.

Am C G F

And I have got no control

Am C G F

over my heart, over my mind.

Am C G F

Over the hills, the rainclouds roll.

Am C G F

I'll winter here, wait for a sign

[Chorus]

F D# D

to cast myself

C Bb

out, over the water,

G Bb C D

riven like a wishbone.

You'd hardly guess

D C Bb

I was my own mother's daughter;

G Bb C D

I ain't naturally given to roam.

D C

And I lay low, when I return, and I move

Bb G

like a gurney

Bb C D

whose wheels are squeaking,

D C

alone, here in my home,

and I laugh,

when you speak of my

Bb C D

pleasure-seeking

[Bridge]

Fmaj7

Eb C Bb F G

among the tall pines,

D C Bb G Bb C D

along the lay-lines.

Fmaj7 Eb C Bb F G

Here, where the loon keens.

D C Bb G Bb C D

There, where the moon leans.

Fmaj7 Eb C Bb F G

There where I know my violent love lays down,

D C Bb G Bb C D

in a row of silent, dove-gray days.

C Bb G Bb C D

Here, in a row of silent, dove-gray days.

[Verse]

Am C G F

Wherever I go, I am snowbound

Am C G F

by thoughts of him whom I would sun.

Am C G F

I loved them all, one by one.

Am C G F

Cannot gain ground, cannot outrun;

Am C G F

but time marches along.

Am C G F

You can't always stick around.

Am C G F

But, when the final count is done,

Am G F Em

I will be in my hometown.

Bb G C

I will be in my hometown.

[Outro]

Am G F C Em Am

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