Blitzen Trapper - Furr

FURR by Blitzen Trapper Capo 7th fret F F F F Yeah, when I was only se-ven-teen F F F G G7 I could hear the angels whis-per-ing F F F G G7 So I drove into the woods and wandered aimless-ly about F F F F G Until I heard my mother shouting through the fog F F G G7 It turned out to be the howling of a dog F F F G G7 Or a wolf to be exact, the sound sent shivers down my back F F F F G But I was drawn into the pack and before long F F G G7 They allowed me to join in and sing their song F F F G G7 So from the cliffs and highest hill, yeah we would gladly get our fill F F F F G Howling endlessly and shrilly at the dawn F F G G7 And I lost the taste for judging right from wrong F F F G G7 For my flesh had turned to fur, yeah and my thoughts they surely were F F F F G Turned to instinct and obedience to God F F G G7 (Harmonica Solo) F F F G G7 F F F G G7 You can wear your fur like a river on fire F F F F G But you better be sure if you’re making God a liar F F F F G I’m a rattlesnake babe, I’m like fuel on fire F F F F G So if you’re gonna get made, don’t be afraid of what you learned F F F F F F G G7 Em Dm On the day that I turned twen-ty three F F F G G7 I was curled up underneath the dogwood tree F F F G G7 When suddenly a girl the skin the color of a pearl F F F F G She wandered aimlessly, but she didn’t seem to see F F G G7 She was listening for the angels just like me F F F G G7 So I stood and looked about, I brushed the leaves off of my snout F F F F G And then I heard my mother shouting through the trees F F G G7 You shoulda seen that girl go shaky at the knees F F F G G7 So I took her by the arm, we settled down upon a farm F F F F G And raised our children up as gently as you please F F G G7 (Harmonica Solo) F F F G G7 F F F G G7 And now my fur has turned to skin, and I’ve been quickly ushered in, F F F F G To a world that I confess I do not know F F G G7 But I still dream of running careless through the snow F F F G G7 And through the howling winds that blow, across the ancient distant flow F F F F G That fill our bodies up like water till we know F F G G7 Harmonica Solo) F F F G G7 F F F G G7 You can wear your fur like a river on fire F F F F G But you better be sure if you’re making God a liar F F F F G I’m a rattlesnake babe, I’m like fuel on fire F F F F G So if you’re gonna get made, don’t be afraid of what you learned F F F F F F G G7 Em Dm F F (fades)