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Capo 2
[Intro]
Em Dsus2 Em Dsus2
[Verse]
AlEmone with the owl howlinDsus2g pain, pain, pain
AlEmone with the owl howlinDsus2g pain, pain, pain
  Dsus2Alone with the owl howling pEmain, pain, pain
  Dsus2You don’t have to livEme this way
[Verse]
  EmWhile I lived, was I a sDsus2tray black dog?
  EmWhile I lived, was I a sDsus2tray black dog?
  Dsus2While I lived, was I anyEmthing at all?
  Dsus2Did I have to livEme this way?
[Verse]
  EmI stood beside the ocean not a Dsus2single wave
  EmBeside the ocean not a Dsus2single wave
  Dsus2Beside the ocean not a sinEmgle wave
  Dsus2Not a single thing lefEmt to say
[Verse]
  EmWith the owl howlinDsus2g pain, pain, pain
  EmWith the ocean howlinDsus2g pain, pain, pain
  Dsus2With my life howling Emthe same
  Dsus2Did you have to live Emthis way?
Dsus2 Em

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Alone With The Owl

by Jason Molina

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Capo 2

[Intro]

Em Dsus2 Em Dsus2

[Verse]

Em Dsus2

Alone with the owl howling pain, pain, pain

Em Dsus2

Alone with the owl howling pain, pain, pain

Dsus2 Em

Alone with the owl howling pain, pain, pain

Dsus2 Em

You don’t have to live this way

[Verse]

Em Dsus2

While I lived, was I a stray black dog?

Em Dsus2

While I lived, was I a stray black dog?

Dsus2 Em

While I lived, was I anything at all?

Dsus2 Em

Did I have to live this way?

[Verse]

Em Dsus2

I stood beside the ocean not a single wave

Em Dsus2

Beside the ocean not a single wave

Dsus2 Em

Beside the ocean not a single wave

Dsus2 Em

Not a single thing left to say

[Verse]

Em Dsus2

With the owl howling pain, pain, pain

Em Dsus2

With the ocean howling pain, pain, pain

Dsus2 Em

With my life howling the same

Dsus2 Em

Did you have to live this way?

Dsus2 Em

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