Eleventyseven - Appalachian wine

^F They both met in the^C midnight sky, ^G Got lost in ea^Amch other's eyes, Then ^Fthrew away the ^Cmap and lost the ^Dm7key, ^FGod sent them the ^Cfirst two kids, ^GOne named Fire, the ^Amother one Wind, With a no^Fte that floated ^Cdown for them to ^Dm7read. It said 'You ^Fasked what it was ^Clike up here for ^GMe.'

Mother Earth and Father ^FTi-^Cime, ^GFell in love over ^AmAppalachian ^Fwi-^Cine, ^GHit a rough spell and ^Amalmost lost their ^Fmi-^Cinds, ^GRaised a little hell be^Amfore they fell in ^Fli-^Cine.

^FFire came out with a ^Crestless soul, That ^Gonly got worse as h^Ame got older, 'Til fi^Fnally he g^Cot too hot to ^Dm7tame. ^FTime said 'Son I k^Cnow it's hard but, ^G You're breaking your ^AmMomma's heart.' And ^FFire looked up through ^Ctears that made the ^Dm7rain, He said 'Why is it ^Feverything I ^Clove I set a^Gflame?'

Mother Earth and Father ^FTi-^Cime, ^GFell in love over ^AmAppalachian ^Fwi-^Cine, ^GHit a rough spell and ^Amalmost lost their ^Fmi-^Cinds, ^GRaised a little hell be^Amfore they fell in ^Fli-^Cine.

^FWind was born to the ^Copen sky with a, ^G Bad temper and a ^Amwandering eye, That ke^Fpt him on the ru^Cn for most his ^Dm7days.

^FEarth said 'Listen, ^Chear my child, see, ^G I used to run^Am that wild, 'Cause it's^F hard to put a ^Cfinger on the ^Dm7pain, But son^F you can't outr^Cun a thing like ^Gshame.'

Then ^FTime and Earth got ^Con their knees, And ^Gprayed 'Dear God, oh ^Amcan't You see? The ^FFire's too hot, the ^CWind's too cold, And ^Gloving them is gonna ^Amkill us both.' Then ^FGod reached down and ^Ctook their hands, ^GDried their tears, and ^Amsmiled and said, 'That's ^Fkind of what it's ^Clike up here for ^Dm7Me. Yeah, ^Floving them will ^Ccost you every-^Gthing.'

Mother Earth and Father ^FTi-^Cime, ^GFell in love over ^AmAppalachian ^Fwi-^Cine, ^GHit a rough spell and ^Amalmost lost their ^Fmi-^Cinds, ^GRaised a little hell be^Amfore they fell in ^Fli-^Cine.