Shovels & Rope - St annes parade

By the ^Glooks of everyone it’s been a ^Clong two weeks C^Goming up on the business end of a g^Doodluck streak Gave ‘em ^Ghell in New York City, headed down to New ^COrleans ^GDrove across ^DMississippi in the ^Crain

It ^Gdon’t seem to freeze too much down in ^CNew Orleans But the ^Grain can sure wash out the ^Dstreet We crossed the ^Gsnowline, man it was ^Cjust in time They're diggin ‘em ^Gout everywhere ^Dnorth of the Chesa^Gpeake

And I’m ^Cup too damn early in the ^Gmorning ^CWatching the world around me come a^Dlive And I ^Cneed more ^Dfingers to ^Gcount the ones I ^Emlove This ^Clife may be too ^Dgood to ^Gsurvive

They ^Gcancelled a parade or two for ^Cweather The ^Gkings and saints their robes all soaking ^Dwet We were ^Ghappy just to all be there to^Cgether Stoned on the ^Gporch smoking all ^DNiki’s cigarettes ^C

We’ve been ^Griding down this highway now for ^Call these years ^GBreathing in the dust along the ^Dway But it’s the ^Gkindness of a friend is what's re^Cmembered in the end It is a ^Gdebt that is a ^Dpleasure to re^Gpay

And it ^Cnever feels like we’re getting any ^Golder But the ^Cmemories build up around the ^Deyes And I ^Cneed more ^Dfingers then I ^Ggot on my two ^Emhands This ^Clife may be too ^Dgood to sur^Gvive

We were dressed to ^Emcelebrate your ^Gwedding day We^D marched along with the ^EmSt. Anne’s Parade ^CSang out our hearts while they ^Gsent away their dead The ^Amsun shone on the river and we beg^Din our lives instead

And I’m ^Cup too damn early in the ^Gmorning But I can’t re^Cmember ever feeling so ^Dalive And ^CI need more ^Dfingers to ^Gcount the ones I ^Emlove This ^Clife may be too ^Dgood to ^Emsurvive This ^Clife may be too ^Dgood to ^Gsurvive