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"Awake in the Dirt" - Kevin Devine (GDB) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This song was inspired by the book "American Pastoral" by Philip Roth. It's tentative title was "Merry Levov" (after the female radical character). INTRO | Chorus | Break 1 | Break 2 | Bm: x24432 | Bb: 013300 | (G): 320032 | C: 032010 | G: 355433 | A: 002220 | | Em: 022000 | Gb: 244222 | | | Am: 002210 | Gb7: 24x322 | | | | D: 000323 | (D): 057700 | | | --VERSE: Bm (-carried over-)
Dad I kGnow You can't Gbsee My actionsGb7 as A plea for pBmeace
--VERSE: Bm (-carried over-)
You can't get pGast The rocks stained Gbred The nail-bomb bGb7last The doctor dBmead
--VERSE: Bm (-carried over-)
Your prairie drGeam Your liberal heGbart Your patient mGb7ind You father's aBmrms
--ALT VERSE: Bm (-carried over-)
They just won't Gdo They just can't Gbfit It's them, not Gb7Marx You can blame for tDhis
--CHORUS: D Bb -> A -> D Alive in the dirt
DAlive in the dGirt I'm at pGb7eace, sainted and waBmiting G (*see below for notes) For my perfect pain to speak through me again
--BREAK 1: Bm > (G) > Gb > Gb7 --VERSE:
BmDad I found GGod Through VieGbtnam My Lai's grGb7aves And Agent OrBmange
--VERSE: Bm (-carried over-)
See we live liGves We must chGboose Our bombs spoke lGb7oud So I spoke, Bmtoo
--VERSE: Bm (-carried over-)
Then disappeaGred, Ten miles from hGbome a Newark Gb7slum Where you won't Bmgo
--ALT VERSE: Bm (-carried over-)
It's here I've foGund My higher sGbelf A life that wGb7orks And suits me wDell
--ALT CHORUS: D Bb -> A -> D I pray for the dirt
DI pray for the dGirt And I Gb7ask to suffer in siBmlence BbTo stay here in hell, ohhGhhhhh
--BREAK 2: C Ab -> G -> C Awake in the dirt, ohhhhh-ohhhh-ohhhhh C Ab -> G -> Em Awake in the dirt, ohhhhh-ohhhh-ohhhhh
EmAwake in the dAmirt, now. G (see below for notes)
--VERSE: Bm (-carried over-)
My stutter liGfts My words come clGbear Your little gGb7irl She's just not hBmere
--VERSE: Bm (-carried over-)
I am sGure That at my dGbeath The truth will fGb7loat on God's sweet bBmreath
--ALT VERSE: Bm (-carried over-)
Until that tiGme don't ask for Gbme Behind this Gb7veil is where I'll Dbe
--CHORUS: D Bb -> A -> D At one with the dirt
DAt one with the dGirt I'm at pGb7eace, sainted and waBmiting G (*see below for notes) For my perfect pain to speak through me for good
-OUTRO: Bm -> G -> Gb -> Gb7 Bm -> G -> Gb -> Gb7 _____________________________________________________________________ Not absolutely sure about this next part, but it is a rough estimate. --CHORUS NOTES: G G D e-(?)---------------------------------| B-(?)-5-----5---(?)----------7--------| G--0--------0---(?)----------7--------| Then the "Bm" in the next D--0--------5--------7-5-4---5--------| verse comes immediately after A--5--------5-------------------------| E--3--------3-------------------------| Per-fect pain to s t m again V ^ V ^ V V V ^