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   Bb: 688766
[Intro]
C G C F C G C F
[Verse]
CI had to stop and catch Gmy breath
When the Ctelephone rang out as Floud as death
It was Cthree in the morningG  
There was a Clow drone of katydids beFhind your voice
[Chorus]
And I Ccame Emdown Bbfrom Harrisburg, PennsylFvania
And I Csaw you Gby the highwayC  G  
[Verse]
CYou asked me if the Gnorth was alright
And I Csaid that it got kind of Fcold at night
I could Cfeel your bones Gshivering
CWay down there in FBirmingham
[Chorus]
And I Ccame Emdown Bbfrom Harrisburg, PennsylFvania
And I Csaw you Gby the highwayC  G  C  F  C  G  C  F  
[Verse]
CYou reminded me of all the things you'd Ggiven up forever
And you Casked about the children and you Fasked about the weather
[Chorus]
And I Ccame Emdown Bbfrom Harrisburg, PennsylFvania
And I Csaw you Gby the highwayC  G  C  F  C  G  C  F  C  

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Noctifer Birmingham

by The Mountain Goats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

: 688766

[Intro]

C G C F C G C F

[Verse]

C G

I had to stop and catch my breath

C F

When the telephone rang out as loud as death

C G

It was three in the morning

C F

There was a low drone of katydids behind your voice

[Chorus]

C Em Bb F

And I came down from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

C G C G

And I saw you by the highway

[Verse]

C G

You asked me if the north was alright

C F

And I said that it got kind of cold at night

C G

I could feel your bones shivering

C F

Way down there in Birmingham

[Chorus]

C Em Bb F

And I came down from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

C G C G C F C G C F

And I saw you by the highway

[Verse]

C G

You reminded me of all the things you'd given up forever

C F

And you asked about the children and you asked about the weather

[Chorus]

C Em Bb F

And I came down from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

C G C G C F C G C F C

And I saw you by the highway

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