Tuning: D A D G B E

From the live performance on 12 string at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wWZ9NSLdIs [Chords] G/D G/C# G/B G/A G G/F# Em Em/G Em/F# A7sus2 Bm e|---------------------------------0------------------------2-| B|--0-----0-----0----0---0---0-----0----0----0------10------3-| G|--0-----0-----0----0---0---0-----0----0----0------0-------4-| D|--0-----0-----0----0---0---0----------------------9-------4-| A|--5-----4-----2----0-----------------10----9------7-------2-| D|-----------------------5---4-----2----------------7---------| [Intro] G/D G/C# G/B G/A e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|------0------------0------------0-------------0------| G|----0---0--------0---0--------0---0---------0---0----| D|----------0------------0------------0-------------0--| A|--5-----------4------------2-------------0-----------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| G G/F# Em Em e|--------------------------------0-------------0------| B|------0------------0--------------0---0--------------| G|----0---0--------0---0--------0-----0-------0--------| D|----------0------------0-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| D|--5-----------4------------2-------------2-----------| G/D G/C# Em/G Em/F# e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|--------0-----------0--------------0-------------0---| G|------0-----------0--------------0---0---------0---0-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-/5-5----------4--------/10-10-------------9---------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| G G/F# Em G/A e|--------------------------------0--------------------| B|------0------------0--------------0------------------| G|----0---0--------0---0--------0-----0----------------| D|----------0------------0-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------0-----------| D|--5-----------4------------2-------------------------| [Verse 1]

Honey,^G/D don't you be^G/C# yelling at me^G/B when I'm ^G/Acleaning my ^Ggun ^G/F# ^Em ^G/A I'll^G/D wash the ^G/C#blood off the ^G/Btailgate when d^G/Aeer season's^G done ^G/F# ^Em ^G/B We got ^Gone more weekend to^A7sus2 go And I'd ^Glike to kill^G/F# one more d^Emoe ^G/B

[Instrumental] G/D G/C# Em/G Em/F# G G/F# A7sus2 [Verse 2]

So I'l^G/Dl shovel the ^G/C#sidewalk again^G/B 'cause you^G/A're still in^G a stew^G/F# ^Em ^G/A I bet the^G/D bridge tender's^G/C# widow won't m^G/Bind that I can^G/A't please yo^Gu ^G/F# ^Em ^G/A She's s^Gure got the run of ^A7sus2the men Out here^G where the p^G/F#ickin's are^Em thin ^G/Band there's not much to do

[Instrumental] G/D G/C# Em/G Em/F# G G/F# Em G/A [Bridge]

^BmI woke up last night in the grip of a fright ^Gscared to breathe for I might make a noise ^BmThis life that we craved so little we saved ^Gbetween the grandparents graves ^A7sus2and the grandchildren's toys

[Verse 3]

We grew up h^G/Dard an^G/C#d our children^G/B don't know^G/A what that m^Geans ^G/F# ^Em ^G/A We turned^G/D into our par^G/C#ents befo^G/Bre we were o^G/Aut of our te^Gens ^G/F# ^Em ^G/A Through^G a series of Chevys an^A7sus2d Fords The occa^Gsional ^G/F#spin round the ^Emfloor ^G/Bat the Copper Canteen

[Instrumental] G/D G/C# Em/G Em/G Em/F# Em/E G G/F# A7sus2 [Verse 4]

Now the ^G/Dbig boxes out^G/C# on the b^G/Bypass are s^G/Ahaving us th^Gin ^G/F# ^Em ^G/A I guess w^G/De'll hold on ^G/C#a couple mo^G/Bre years 'til ^G/Athe pension kick^Gs in ^G/F# ^Em ^G/A Then we'll s^Gell all the stock in t^A7sus2he store Leave on^Gly the ^G/F#lock on the doo^Emr ^G/BAnd wonder what then

[Instrumental] G/D G/C# G/C# G/B G/A G/B Em G G/F# Em G/B [Bridge]

^BmWhen I wake up at night in the grip of a fright ^Gand you hold me so tight to your chest ^BmThen your breath on my skin still pulls me back in ^G'til I'm weightless and then I c^A7sus2an rest

[Verse 5]

So if Mo^G/Dnsignor shoul^G/C#d pull yo^G/Bu aside as you're^G/A leaving the c^Ghurch ^G/F# ^Em ^G/A And I'm ^G/Dout on the ic^G/C#e, droppi^G/Bng lines for the w^G/Aalleye and per^Gch ^G/F# ^Em ^G/A Tell him it's not your ^Gjob to bring me to the^A7sus2 fold And I'd ^Grather stand^G/F# out in the col^Emd ^G/A

[Verse 6]

And hone^G/Dy I know that the^G/C# woodpile's^G/B low and you c^G/Aan't close the^G flue ^G/F# ^Em ^G/A So I'll ^G/Dsplit up a co^G/C#uple more^G/B cords 'fore the^G/A winter time's^G throug^G/F#h ^Em ^G/A ^GHold on to your rosary^A7sus2 beads Leave ^Gme to my ^G/F#mischievous d^Emeeds l^G/Aike we always do

[Outro] G/D G/C# Em/G Em/F# G G/F# A7sus2 G/D G/C# Em/G Em/F# A7sus2 G

James McMurtry - Copper canteen