Capo: 1 Tuning: E A D G B E

CAPO ON 1 G C G G Em C G C G Em Amaj C G Em Amaj C G [VERSE]

^GMona's buying milk and honey from the ^Csummer bins in ^GMilford Market. ^GOutside the door at six, the green bulb ^Emclicks,

^COn. ^GI work nine to five around the ^Chiss of the ice ^Gbox compartment,

^EmWhen I punch out ^AmajI want to set the ^Cnight to bitter ^Gflames a-lickin' ^EmThe town and all ^Amajthe passion strickened d^Cown. ^G

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^CAnd Emmy's twenty ^Gyears removed now, ^Dfrom that morning ^Amin July, ^CWhen her father held her in his ^Garms.

^CAnd dipped her freckled ^Gneck down' 'neath the ^Driver water as ^Amflies, Were d^Carkening the^A brightness

And ^Call of the bap^Atismal whiteness But ^Cdarlin' all those ^Aof our likeness

Were ^Cborn so very ready to live. ^GAnd to die.

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^GI know my way through the neighborhoods From M^Cona's house to ^Gthe interstate.

^GI know my way to the greatest things we ^Emgot ^C ^GThe travelin' acts they leave their sounds

For ra^Cilroad tracks in o^Gther towns, ^EBut I want to hold to s^Amajomething longer

^CSomething meaner, ^Gsomething stronger ^EAt eleven th^Amajirty the town's ^Calone, again^G.

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^CAnd Emmy used to s^Gay she loved me, ^DUsed to be oh ^Amso proud of me,

^CWhen she saw her father in my ^Geyes. ^CWhen I dipped her golden ^Ghead down 'neath the r^Diver water s^Amwimmin',

^CThe pine shine all was d^Aimmin' ^CThe kitchen panes were p^Aitch-dark within

^CAnd I thought we were on^Aly kidding till ^C Your father cried.

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^GMona, you're my only friend, we could ^Ctake the inters^Gtate; ^GThough you know the interstate deade^Ends. ^C

^GWill it lead us to the milk and honey, Is the P^Cromised Land ^Gjust a funny

^EWay to say the s^Amajtrangeness never c^Ceases? ^G ^E'Cause Emmy, you have ^Amajbaptized me to^C pieces. ^G

Frontier Ruckus - Mona and emmy