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Standard Tuning
Capo 2nd fret
the C/B/ Ampart is your regular
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Am E Am
cattail dAmown,
the morning rEail yard whistle blAmows.E  
cattail dAmown,
our boxcar bEound for... no one kAmnows.E  
after eDmvery hidden seed out
from it cGovering has been freed,
when every Cbook has been disBcarded from the Ambookshelf.
cattail dFown,
and the forgEetting of myself.Am  E  Am  E  
cattail dAmown,
replace thEe feathers in our Amvest.E  
cattail dAmown,
surround the iEvy
that's gone to Ampoison in my cEhest.
"the pDmarachutes broke loose,"
cried the goGose with misplaced
but understaCndable cBoncern
for his litAmtle brother's mental health.
his haFppy little brother,
in the forgEetting of himself.Am  E  Am  E  
Bridge
 Am   E(x4)
Dm G C B Am F E
 Am   E(x2)
cattail dAmown,
around the Ebulrush, the pollen sAmhed.E  
cattail doAmwn,
to dress my wEounds,
it left a bAmee sting in their sEtead.
headed eDmast out of st. paul,
we stGopped for water.
rested in the ceCmetery,
wBatched the missiAmssippi.
running out of Dmfood stamps,
found a bag along the Gfootpath
off highway 6C1 filled with
what loBoked like marijAmuana.
(don't worry mom, we left it there)
hopped a gDmrainer out a pig's eye
toward Gmilwaukee, the deer
between the tCower and the tBracks,
saw right thrAmough us.
said, "you don't know where you cDmame from,
you don't know where you're gGoing,
you think you're Cyou-
you don't know Bwho you are,
you're nAmot you.
you're everyone else."
 Dm   G   C   B   Am(x6)
you're everyone else. 
F E
Am

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Cattail Down

by mewithoutYou

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning

Capo 2nd fret

C B Am

the // part is your regular

|-0-0-0-|

|-1-1-1-|

|-0-0-2-|

|-2-0-2-|

|-3-2-0-|

|-------| walkdown.

Am E Am

cattail down,

E Am E

the morning rail yard whistle blows.

cattail down,

E Am E

our boxcar bound for... no one knows.

after every hidden seed out

from it covering has been freed,

C B Am

when every book has been discarded from the bookshelf.

cattail down,

E Am E Am E

and the forgetting of myself.

cattail down,

E Am E

replace the feathers in our vest.

cattail down,

surround the ivy

Am E

that's gone to poison in my chest.

"the parachutes broke loose,"

cried the goose with misplaced

C B

but understandable concern

for his little brother's mental health.

his happy little brother,

E Am E Am E

in the forgetting of himself.

Bridge

Am E

(x4)

Dm G C B Am F E

Am E

(x2)

cattail down,

E Am E

around the bulrush, the pollen shed.

cattail down,

to dress my wounds,

Am E

it left a bee sting in their stead.

headed east out of st. paul,

we stopped for water.

rested in the cemetery,

B Am

watched the mississippi.

running out of food stamps,

found a bag along the footpath

off highway 61 filled with

B Am

what looked like marijuana.

(don't worry mom, we left it there)

hopped a grainer out a pig's eye

toward milwaukee, the deer

C B

between the tower and the tracks,

saw right through us.

said, "you don't know where you came from,

you don't know where you're going,

you think you're you-

you don't know who you are,

you're not you.

you're everyone else."

Dm G C B Am

(x6)

you're everyone else.

F E

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