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Whip Poor Will

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[Interlude]
E B A E
[Verse]
EGot my Bwindow open in the Asouthern cross hoEtel
EIt's been my Blongest night Ai can tellE  
EBy the Bway i'm not surAprisEed
ETo see the Bdesert cover over AparaEdise
ENow count every Brhododendron in this Acool mountain Elight
EI made Bmore mistakes than Athat just toEnight
ESo all of you Bfolks in heaven not too Abusy ringing the Ebell
ESome of Bus down here ain't Adoing very Ewell
ESome of us with our Bwindows open in the Asouthern cross moEtel
[Chorus]
EStilBl AwaitEin
EStilBl AwaitEin
[Verse]
EFor you to Bsing that song AagainE  
EThe one you were Bsingin at the Avery fall of Eman
EIt ain't Bhallelujah but it Amight as well have Ebeen
ESing it Bbrother one more AtiEme
ESing it Bbrother one more AtiEme
ESing it Bsister one more AtiEme
ESing it Bsister one more AtiEme
EOnce for Beverybody who Agot left beEhind
[Chorus]
Whip-poor-EwillG#m  
AOh whip-poor-Ewill
Whip-poor-EwillG#m  
Whip-poorE-wilG#ml
AOh whip-poor-Ewill
Whip-poor-EwillG#m  
Whip-poor-EwillG#m  
AOh whip-poor-Ewill
Whip-poor-EwillG#m  
[Outro]
Looks like I never Bmade it back from the Asouthern cross hoEtelB  E  

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Whip Poor Will

by Songs: Ohia

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

[Interlude]

E B A E

[Verse]

E B A E

Got my window open in the southern cross hotel

E B A E

It's been my longest night i can tell

E B A E

By the way i'm not surprised

E B A E

To see the desert cover over paradise

E B A E

Now count every rhododendron in this cool mountain light

E B A E

I made more mistakes than that just tonight

E B A E

So all of you folks in heaven not too busy ringing the bell

E B A E

Some of us down here ain't doing very well

E B A E

Some of us with our windows open in the southern cross motel

[Chorus]

E B A E

Still waitin

E B A E

Still waitin

[Verse]

E B A E

For you to sing that song again

E B A E

The one you were singin at the very fall of man

E B A E

It ain't hallelujah but it might as well have been

E B A E

Sing it brother one more time

E B A E

Sing it brother one more time

E B A E

Sing it sister one more time

E B A E

Sing it sister one more time

E B A E

Once for everybody who got left behind

[Chorus]

E G#m

Whip-poor-will

A E

Oh whip-poor-will

E G#m

Whip-poor-will

E G#m

Whip-poor-will

A E

Oh whip-poor-will

E G#m

Whip-poor-will

E G#m

Whip-poor-will

A E

Oh whip-poor-will

E G#m

Whip-poor-will

[Outro]

B A E B E

Looks like I never made it back from the southern cross hotel

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