Patty Griffin - Sweet lorraine

^DmSweet Lorr^Caine the ^Ffiery haired ^Embrown eyed s^Fchemer ^DmWho came f^Crom a ^Flong line o^Gf drinkers and d^Amreamers ^DmWho knew t^Chat s^Funshine don't^Em hold up to ^Fdark ^DmWhose ^Cbusinesses f^Fail Who ^Gsleep in the^Am park ^DmLorraine w^Cho s^Fpoke of p^Emaintings in P^Faris ^DmAnd outl^Candish things t^Fo her family j^Gust ^Amto scare us ^DmWhose h^Ceart went ^Fpokin' where it ^Emshouldn't o^Fught

Whose moth^Fer could on^Cly sppit at the ^Gthought of ^G/CLorraine, s^Dmweet L^Corraine

^DmHer father would t^Fear out like a p^Emage of ^Fthe bible Then he'd b^Curn down the h^Dmouse to ^Gannounce his a^Amrriva1 ^DmHer mother was w^Forking and n^Emever was ^Fhome Lorra^Fine carved out a l^Gittle life of her ^Amown

^CLorraine started workin^Fg, Lorraine went to school Her m^Cother threw stones at her on the ^Fday that she moved ^GNow isn't that a v^Amery strange thing to ^Fdo ^DmFor someone who never ^Cwanted you 1Lorra^Amine, sweet L^Forraine

^GHer d^Amaddy called her a s^Glut ^Amand a ^Gwhore ^DmOn the night bef^Emore her wedding d^Gay ^AmThe very next morning a^Gt the ^Amchurch ^GHer daddy gave Lorraine a^Cway Lorra^Amine, ^Dmsweet L^Corraine

^DmIn the battle of t^Fime in the b^Gattle of ^Amwill It's o^Cnly your ^Dmhope and your ^Emheart that gets k^Filled ^DmAnd it gets harder and h^Farder lorraine, to be^Glieve in ^Ammagic ^FWhen what came before you is so^G very

Lorraine, s^Dmweet Lorraine ^AmLorraine, sweet ^CLorraine