Sufjan Stevens - The owl and the tanager

^EbmAll I had ^Abhoped for I kept inside your ^Bbmcar The rabbit in the b^Abarn ^EbmMost of all I ^Abwait I wait beside the ^Bbmdoor I wait beside the d^Aboor

^EbmAnd all I was wro^Abng trembling in the ^Bbmcage I was diamonds in the c^Abage ^EbmIn seven h^Abours I consider de^Bbmath And your father called to yell at^Ab me You little boy, ^Ebmyou little boy

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^EbmFound out you cheate^Abd me I ran behind the ^Bbmbarn and cut my hands som^Abehow ^EbmBlood in the meadow^Ablark I punched your ears in^Bbmstead I punched you in the h^Abead

^EbmHow I was wro^Abng tingling from the k^Bbmill Tickle me un^Abtil you devil bird you evil s^Ebmtill Slept on my ar^Abms, sleeping in the s^Bbmill I was sleeping in the room with ^Abyou You little boy, you litt^Ebmle boy How could you run from me n^Abow?

The loneliest chime in the ^Bbmhouse The loneliest chime in the ho^Abuse

^EbmCome to me Calvary sti^Abll I'm weeding and raking u^Bbmntil I'm bleeding in spite of my ^Gblove for you It ^Bbmbruised and bruised my ^Ebmwill Counting alluvial pla^Abins The breathing inside of the ^Bbmrange You touched me inside of my ^Abcage Beneath my shirt your hands embra^Ebmced me Come to me feathered and fr^Abayed For I am the ugliest p^Bbmrey, For I am the ugliest p^Gbrey The owl, t^Bbmhe reckless reckless p^Ebmrey

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^GbYou said you'd wait for ^Dbme Down by the Tannery C^Ebmreek Far out by the clotheslines w^Abhere we used to kiss behind the s^Gbheets Wrapped in a blanket of ^Dbred The owl and the tanager s^Ebmaid The owl and the tanager ^Absaid One waits until the hour is ^Ebmdeath

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