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When Dd Gets Her Donkey Everything Will Be Alright

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[Intro]
D  C  D
D  C  D
[Verse 1]
Well I Ddon’t know if you’ve noticed but Clately it seems to Dme
DAlmost as if things are not running exactly the Cway they ought to Dbe
It’s Dalmost as if the falcon can hear the Cfalconer just Dfine
And the Dfalconer’s telling the falcon to leave Cmost of us to Ddie
BeDfore you start to worrying, Cscratching at your skin all Dnight
               D  N.C
Remember, when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
[Chorus 1]
When DDD gets her donkey, Ceverything will be alDright
When DDD gets her donkey, Ceverything will be alDright, alright
D  C  D
D  C  D
[Verse 2]
Now there’s Dother people who have noticed that Cthings are not quite right Dtoo
These Dpeople, they are doing almost everyCthing that they can Ddo
Some Dpeople are hoping for a Creal good revoDlution
Other Dpeople are just hoping to Cdie and go to DHeaven
RevoDlutionaries in Heaven eat at CSchwartz’s and fuck all Dnight
         D  N.C.
And when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
[Chorus 2]
When DDD gets her donkey, Ceverything will be alDright
When DDD gets her donkey, Ceverything will be alDright
The Ddon (don!), don (don!), donkey, Cmaking everything alDright
The Ddon (don!), don (don!), donkey, Cmaking everything alDright, alright!
D  C  D
D  C  D
D  C  D
D  C  D
[Verse 3]
DDonkey will protect the chickens from the Cpredators of this Dland
DPolar bears shall all return to Cshake the donkey’s Dhand
The Ddonkey will kick and brayC  D  
The Ddonkey will kick and bray
The Ddonkey will kick and bray and the Cchildren will eDvolve
Into Ddonkey-human creatures full of Cintelligence and Dlove
HuDmanity shall awaken from its Clong, idiotic Dnight
             D  N.C.
Because when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
[Chorus 3]
When DDD gets her donkey, Ceverything will be alDright
When DDD gets her donkey, Ceverything will be alDright
D  C  D
D  C  D
[Verse 4]
So Dget yourself a drink and Cgo and dance with a Dcutie
LuDxuriate in the terror of the Cviolin’s risky Dbeauty
And when it’s Dtime to pass the hat at the Cend of the Dnight
               D  N.C
Remember, when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright
[Chorus 4]
When DDD gets her donkey, Ceverything will be alDright
When DDD gets her donkey, Ceverything will be alDright
[Outro]
The Ddonkey, that’s the Cfundamental Dkey
To Dmaking everyCthing turn out Dright

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When Dd Gets Her Donkey Everything Will Be Alright

by Geoff Berner

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[Intro]

D C D

[Verse 1]

D C D

Well I don’t know if you’ve noticed but lately it seems to me

D C D

Almost as if things are not running exactly the way they ought to be

D C D

It’s almost as if the falcon can hear the falconer just fine

D C D

And the falconer’s telling the falcon to leave most of us to die

D C D

Before you start to worrying, scratching at your skin all night

D N.C

Remember, when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright

[Chorus 1]

D C D

When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright

D C D

When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright, alright

D C D

[Verse 2]

D C D

Now there’s other people who have noticed that things are not quite right too

D C D

These people, they are doing almost everything that they can do

D C D

Some people are hoping for a real good revolution

D C D

Other people are just hoping to die and go to Heaven

D C D

Revolutionaries in Heaven eat at Schwartz’s and fuck all night

D N.C.

And when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright

[Chorus 2]

D C D

When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright

D C D

When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright

D C D

The don (don!), don (don!), donkey, making everything alright

D C D

The don (don!), don (don!), donkey, making everything alright, alright!

D C D

[Verse 3]

D C D

Donkey will protect the chickens from the predators of this land

D C D

Polar bears shall all return to shake the donkey’s hand

D C D

The donkey will kick and bray

D C D

The donkey will kick and bray and the children will evolve

D C D

Into donkey-human creatures full of intelligence and love

D C D

Humanity shall awaken from its long, idiotic night

D N.C.

Because when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright

[Chorus 3]

D C D

When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright

D C D

When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright

D C D

[Verse 4]

D C D

So get yourself a drink and go and dance with a cutie

D C D

Luxuriate in the terror of the violin’s risky beauty

D C D

And when it’s time to pass the hat at the end of the night

D N.C

Remember, when DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright

[Chorus 4]

D C D

When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright

D C D

When DD gets her donkey, everything will be alright

[Outro]

D C D

The donkey, that’s the fundamental key

D C D

To making everything turn out right

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