Tuning: E A D G B E

Artist: Calexico Title: Voices in the Field Album: The Thread That Keeps Us Year: 2018 [Intro] Dm F G Dm [Verse 1]

^DmRunning through ^Ffields of ^Gflowers and ^Dmsmoke Leaving be^Fhind ^Gall that we've ^Dmbuilt The garden now in ^Fashes and the ^Groof is caving ^Dmin A broken hour^Fglass; ^GBlood running ^Dmthin

[Chorus]

For your ^Dmlife.^F.. ^Gcome to my ^Dmside For your life.^F.. ^Gtake me from ^Dmhere For your life.^F.. ^Gopen up your ^Dmheart Let me hear your ^Fvoice; ^GLet me hear you ^Dmsing

[Verse 2]

I ^Dmwasn't on my ^Fway down ^Gto the market^Dmplace Wasn't at the ^Fschoolyard, ^Gwhere our children ^Dmplay I wasn't in our ^Fhome standing ^Gin the living ^Dmroom Or writing you a ^Fnote that I'll ^Gbe back ^Dmsoon

[Chorus]

For your ^Dmlife.^F.. ^Gcome to my ^Dmside For your life.^F.. ^Gtake me from ^Dmhere For your life.^F.. ^Gopen up your ^Dmheart Let me hear your ^Fvoice; ^GLet me hear you ^Dmsing ^A7Oh, let me hear you ^Dmsing ^F ^G ^DmLet me hear you sing ^F ^G ^Dm

[Solo] Dm F G Dm [Verse]

I ^Dmdon't recognize ^Fmyself ^Gthat much any^Dmmore Memories in my ^Fpockets and ^Gcoins on the ^Dmfloor All I smell is ^Fsmoke and ^Gall I ever ^Dmsee Is the look in you ^Feyes that ^Glook in you eyes^Dm

[Chorus]

For your ^Dmlife.^F.. ^Gcome back to my ^Dmside For your life.^F.. ^Gtake me from ^Dmhere For your life.^F.. ^Gopen up your ^Dmheart For your life.^F.. ^Glet me hear your ^Dmvoice For your life.^F.. ^Gopen up your ^Dmheart For your life.^F.. ^Glet me hear your ^Dmvoice ^A7Oh, let me hear you ^Dmsing ^F ^G ^DmLet me hear you sing ^F ^G ^Dm

[Note] The song is in 3/4 time, but there is some 2-against-3 polyrhythm going on throughout the whole song, just so you don't get confused by the rhythm. If you want to improvise the solos over the progression, the solos are mostly in D dorian.

Calexico - Voices in the field