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Pennywhistle
by Augie March
Written by Glenn Richards
>Appears on the album Watch Me Disappear (2008)
                 A             Dx3             Bm  D///////////
E|--------------|-------------||-------------|-------------|
B|--------2-2---|-------------||-------2-2---|-------------|
G|------2----2-2|----2-2---2-o||-----2----2-2|-------------|
D|--2-2---------|-4-4---4-4--o||-2-2---------|-2-----------|
A|--------------|-------------||-------------|-------------|
E|--------------|-------------||-------------|-------------|
(D)                    A  D  
Just an ordinary day, I knew that autumn was on its way,
I could Asee by the gilt of the Dclouds, the burnish on the bay,
A Aring of effusia Dsettled on the city like a Bmvision of the future
Before the Dscales fell away,
A Bmvision of the future looking Dmore than just okay,
AA good feelingD  
Yes, Ajust a good feelingD  
And it only happens now and then -A  D  
Out of the Amouth of a black dog,D  
Out of the Aterrors of 3 aDm,
Out of the Adark and whispering Dfen,
I was Bmblind then I could Dsee, now I'm blind again.A  
So I hollered up to Jill,
"Come down from the mountain, your ears are 'a burning,
My speech is a fountain, it's been another long year
But you know I'm not counting,
I dreamed you like you dreamed me,
O the bomb dreamed the fuse and the drowner dreamed the sea",
What a strange feeling...
Yes, it?s a strange feeling
And it only happens now and then -
Out of the mouth of a black dog,
Out of the terrors of 3 am,
Out of the dark and whispering fen,
I was blind then I could see, now I'm blind again.
AMost of the Aegean DSea rushes Ainto my bedroom and Dglitters for me,
The Ahills of GallipolDi all Bmthrow up their bones for Dmy industry,
So I Abuild from the charnel Dthe ale house,
I Abuild from the tomb a Dpalace of dreams,
That Aold barren rockface got Dsilver seams for a Bmminer of middling Dmeans,
Singing poems of dissolution and schemes -
My penny whistles, Alo!
(A)      D     A     D     A     D     Bm  D  
Now I summon up Jack, sat up on the hill,
The wrong kind of music, the wrong kind of pill,
Impotent as a potato but still pleading "Give it up Mary,
But not by degrees..."
A Aportrait of Jack, a Dstudy in sin, well I Aknew of myself before I Dknew of him,
Now even AI couldn't tell ya just Dwho it is asking
Bm"Give it up Mary, but Dnot by degrees,
BmGive it up Mary, your Dvirtue, pleEase..."
Into the mouth of a black dog - I go
Into the terrors of 3 am - I go
Into the dark and whispering fen - I go
I was blind then blind again
Into the mouth of a black dog - I go
Into the terrors of 3 am - I go
Into the dark and whispering fen - I go
O what Bmbeast has my name on its Dsnaggle tooth,
And Bmeternal slobber for my Dfinishing youEth?
My penny whistles Alow.

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Pennywhistle

by Augie March

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Pennywhistle

by Augie March

Written by Glenn Richards

>Appears on the album Watch Me Disappear (2008)

A D Bm D

x3 ///////////

E|--------------|-------------||-------------|-------------|

B|--------2-2---|-------------||-------2-2---|-------------|

G|------2----2-2|----2-2---2-o||-----2----2-2|-------------|

D|--2-2---------|-4-4---4-4--o||-2-2---------|-2-----------|

A|--------------|-------------||-------------|-------------|

E|--------------|-------------||-------------|-------------|

D A D

()

Just an ordinary day, I knew that autumn was on its way,

A D

I could see by the gilt of the clouds, the burnish on the bay,

A D Bm

A ring of effusia settled on the city like a vision of the future

Before the scales fell away,

Bm D

A vision of the future looking more than just okay,

A D

A good feeling

A D

Yes, just a good feeling

A D

And it only happens now and then -

A D

Out of the mouth of a black dog,

A D

Out of the terrors of 3 am,

A D

Out of the dark and whispering fen,

Bm D A

I was blind then I could see, now I'm blind again.

So I hollered up to Jill,

"Come down from the mountain, your ears are 'a burning,

My speech is a fountain, it's been another long year

But you know I'm not counting,

I dreamed you like you dreamed me,

O the bomb dreamed the fuse and the drowner dreamed the sea",

What a strange feeling...

Yes, it?s a strange feeling

And it only happens now and then -

Out of the mouth of a black dog,

Out of the terrors of 3 am,

Out of the dark and whispering fen,

I was blind then I could see, now I'm blind again.

A D A D

Most of the Aegean Sea rushes into my bedroom and glitters for me,

A D Bm D

The hills of Gallipoli all throw up their bones for my industry,

A D

So I build from the charnel the ale house,

A D

I build from the tomb a palace of dreams,

A D Bm D

That old barren rockface got silver seams for a miner of middling means,

Singing poems of dissolution and schemes -

My penny whistles, lo!

A D A D A D Bm D

()

Now I summon up Jack, sat up on the hill,

The wrong kind of music, the wrong kind of pill,

Impotent as a potato but still pleading "Give it up Mary,

But not by degrees..."

A D A D

A portrait of Jack, a study in sin, well I knew of myself before I knew of him,

A D

Now even I couldn't tell ya just who it is asking

Bm D

"Give it up Mary, but not by degrees,

Bm D E

Give it up Mary, your virtue, please..."

Into the mouth of a black dog - I go

Into the terrors of 3 am - I go

Into the dark and whispering fen - I go

I was blind then blind again

Into the mouth of a black dog - I go

Into the terrors of 3 am - I go

Into the dark and whispering fen - I go

Bm D

O what beast has my name on its snaggle tooth,

Bm D E

And eternal slobber for my finishing youth?

My penny whistles low.

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