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This is my first stab at the chords - hope they're close enough to help!
The middle bit I can't quite nail down - I should correct later.
Have a great day!
    A5=  x022xx
A5/  G=  3x22xx
A5/ F#=  2x22xx
All other chords are MAJOR.
 A5  A5/ G  A5/ F#  A5/ G(2x)
                  A5  A5/G  
To you it's another day
A5/        F#  A5/G  
to me it's a grim reaping
Cjust another shooting Dstar
Cstrung out on your Awire
 A5  A5/ G  A5/ F#  A5/G  
          A5  A5/G  
prick my finger
A5/     F#  A5/G  
on his virgin silver
Che took me Draw, Ginger -
Cit caramelAized me
C  G  A
            A5  A5/G  
Tombigbee, Tombigbee
        A5/      F#  A5/G  
help me hang these bones
gotta Chang these Dbones out to CdryG  A  
              A5  A5/        G  A5/     F#  A5/ G  
he loved me, he loved me, ravishingly low
gonna Chang these Dbones out to CdryG  A  
CdryD  
FdryC  B  
AdryD  
   C     G     Aoh, you do it, man
 A5  A5/ G  A5/ F#  A5/G  
               A5  A5/G  
Got a blackberry stain
A5/                F#  A5/G  
and they're not even in season
if you're Cnot yet a Dwoman
you got Cno business Aplaying at this
C  G  A
            A5  A5/G  
Tombigbee, Tombigbee
        A5/      F#  A5/G  
help me hang these bones
gotta Chang these Dbones out to CdryG  A  
              A5  A5/        G  A5/     F#  A5/ G  
he loved me, he loved me, ravishingly low
gonna Chang these Dbones out to CdryG  A  
CdryD  
FdryC  B  
AdryD  
   C     G     Aoh, you do it, man
 A5  A5/ G  A5/ F#  A5/G  
so you get AdoneF  
then you get Csome
sure enough, it won't hold you for Dlong
then you say "ArightF.
this is all Cmine"
but hasn't your donor card exDpired?
from CBlueridge to Cattail
Don the prairie
from Cflyover country
back Dthrough Mississippi
I said Cgo, man you Dgo
well you Craise me twenty
I'm Draising you five
Chundred treaties Dsigned by your father's lies
just Cgo man, you Dgo
cause I'm Ctrailing her tears
the Dones you won't hold
you Croll me a carpet
Droll me a carpet, boy
                     C             D   A5  A5/  G  A5/ F#  A5/G  
roll me a carpet from here to Oklaho  -  ma
            A5  A5/G  
Tombigbee, Tombigbee
        A5/      F#  A5/G  
help me hang these bones
gotta Chang these Dbones out to CdryG  A  
              A5  A5/        G  A5/     F#  A5/ G  
he loved me, he loved me, ravishingly low
gonna Chang these Dbones out to CdryG  A  
CdryD  
FdryC  B  
AdryD  
   C     G      AI'll do again
CdryD  
FdryC  B  Bb  
AdryD  
C  G  A

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Tombigbee

by Tori Amos

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This is my first stab at the chords - hope they're close enough to help!

The middle bit I can't quite nail down - I should correct later.

Have a great day!

= x022xx

A5 G

/ = 3x22xx

A5 F#

/ = 2x22xx

All other chords are MAJOR.

A5 A5 G A5 F# A5 G

/ / / (2x)

A5 A5 G

To you it's another day

A5 F# A5 G

/ /

to me it's a grim reaping

C D

just another shooting star

C A

strung out on your wire

A5 A5 G A5 F# A5 G

/ / /

A5 A5 G

prick my finger

A5 F# A5 G

/ /

on his virgin silver

C D

he took me raw, Ginger -

C A

it caramelized me

C G A

A5 A5 G

Tombigbee, Tombigbee

A5 F# A5 G

/ /

help me hang these bones

C D C G A

gotta hang these bones out to dry

A5 A5 G A5 F# A5 G

/ / /

he loved me, he loved me, ravishingly low

C D C G A

gonna hang these bones out to dry

C D

dry

F C B

dry

A D

dry

C G A

oh, you do it, man

A5 A5 G A5 F# A5 G

/ / /

A5 A5 G

Got a blackberry stain

A5 F# A5 G

/ /

and they're not even in season

C D

if you're not yet a woman

C A

you got no business playing at this

C G A

A5 A5 G

Tombigbee, Tombigbee

A5 F# A5 G

/ /

help me hang these bones

C D C G A

gotta hang these bones out to dry

A5 A5 G A5 F# A5 G

/ / /

he loved me, he loved me, ravishingly low

C D C G A

gonna hang these bones out to dry

C D

dry

F C B

dry

A D

dry

C G A

oh, you do it, man

A5 A5 G A5 F# A5 G

/ / /

A F

so you get done

then you get some

sure enough, it won't hold you for long

A F

then you say "right.

this is all mine"

but hasn't your donor card expired?

from Blueridge to Cattail

on the prairie

from flyover country

back through Mississippi

C D

I said go, man you go

well you raise me twenty

I'm raising you five

C D

hundred treaties signed by your father's lies

C D

just go man, you go

cause I'm trailing her tears

the ones you won't hold

you roll me a carpet

roll me a carpet, boy

C D A5 A5 G A5 F# A5 G

/ / /

roll me a carpet from here to Oklaho - ma

A5 A5 G

Tombigbee, Tombigbee

A5 F# A5 G

/ /

help me hang these bones

C D C G A

gotta hang these bones out to dry

A5 A5 G A5 F# A5 G

/ / /

he loved me, he loved me, ravishingly low

C D C G A

gonna hang these bones out to dry

C D

dry

F C B

dry

A D

dry

C G A

I'll do again

C D

dry

F C B Bb

dry

A D

dry

C G A

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