Tuning: E A D G B E

ALLISON MOORER - MELANCHOLY POLLY album version - THE DUEL ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Tuned down a half step and drop D:

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o^Ebr standard Drop D ____________________________________ ____________________________________

[CHORDS] D5 E5 B5 D5* C5 G A5 B5* G* Em Bm D C Em* Gsus4 F E Am Adim Am7 Dsus4 Eb|---------------------------------10---7---7---5---3--0----------8---7---5---5----5---------| Bb|---------------------------------12---8---7---7---5--0----------10--9---5---5----5----8----| Gb|-7-------4-------5---4-----------12---9---7---7---5--0---5------10--9---5---5----5----7----| Db|-7---2---4---0---5---5--7---9----12---9---9---7---5--2---5------10--9---7---7----7----7----| Ab|-5---2---2---0---3---5--7---9----10---7---9---5---3--2---5------8---7---7---6----5----5----| Db|-0---2-------0-------5--7---9-------------9---0------2---5--------------7---7----7----0----| [VERSE 1] D5 E5 B5 E5 D5* Melancholy Polly spills her guts on stage

^D5She can't get her ^Emjollies any ^Bmother way ^D5 C5 D5 G D5* E5 Safe inside the music and the melody A5 B5* D5 Polly gets to lose it and no one can see

[VERSE 2] G* Em Bm D She is not a starlet with a red guitar G* Em Bm D Just an easy target for a broken heart C D G Em* Peddling her story up there all alone

^CIs another ^Dallegory ^Gcarved in stone ^Gsus4 ^G

[BRIDGE]

She would ^Fransom her fate If she ^Ehad some escape But her ^Amwords are a ^Adimcurse Every ^Am7rhyme every ^Dline and verse

[INSTRUMENTAL] Am D Am Am7 D [VERSE 3] G* Em Bm D In front of the footlights Polly takes a bow G* Em Bm D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Waves and says her goodnight to the drunken crowd C D G Em* When the house is clapping she knows what it means

^CHer life only ^Dhappens for a son^Gg to sing ^Em ^Bm ^D ^G

Allison Moorer - Melancholy polly