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Ankle Bone

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[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
CShe walks alone across the burning sand
FNo song in her ears
CNo, she won't find another mother now
FThere is no other here
DmShe wanders onward never to arrCive
DmThe naked orphan with nothing more to hCide
C
[Verse 2]
CCalls like a pagan to the angry sun
FWincing with tired eyes
CIsn't there anything worth searching for?
FIs it all compromise?
DmShe has no saviour and nothing to decCide
DmSpinning onward, a circular sCky
Dm
F
[Refrain]
DmThe desert is her mother
DmThe desert is her mother
FThe desert is her mother
FThe desert is her mother
DmThe desert is her mother
DmThe desert is her mother
FThe desert is her mother
FThe desert is her mother
DmThe desert is her mother
DmThe desert is her mother
FThe desert is her mother
FThe desert is her mother nCow
C    F    C    F
[Outro]
DmMaybe nothing is all that she will fCind
DmMaybe nothing is all that she will fCind
C

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Ankle Bone

by Birdtalker

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

She walks alone across the burning sand

No song in her ears

No, she won't find another mother now

There is no other here

Dm C

She wanders onward never to arrive

Dm C

The naked orphan with nothing more to hide

[Verse 2]

Calls like a pagan to the angry sun

Wincing with tired eyes

Isn't there anything worth searching for?

Is it all compromise?

Dm C

She has no saviour and nothing to decide

Dm C

Spinning onward, a circular sky

[Refrain]

The desert is her mother

F C

The desert is her mother now

C F C F

[Outro]

Dm C

Maybe nothing is all that she will find

Dm C

Maybe nothing is all that she will find

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