Tuning: E A D G B E

MY MOTHER WAS A CHINESE TRAPEZE ARTIST -- THE DECEMBERISTS, "5 Songs"(2001) Exact chords tabbed out by ClassicalfreaK, 2015 =========================================================================== INTRO Am Am/E | Am Am/E Am Am/E | Am Am/E Am Am/E | Am Am/E Am Am/E | Am Am/E VERSE

^AmMy mother was a ^CChinese tr^Dapeze artist^G In ^Empre-war ^DParis^Am ^AmSmuggling ^Dmbombs for the ^B7/D#underground^Em9. ^Am And she met my ^Dfather At a ^B7fete in Aix-en-^CM7Provence. He was ^Cdisguised as a Russian ^D7cadet In the employ of the ^Em9Axis.

BRIDGE

And ^Cthere in the half-light Of the provincial midnight To a ^Glone concertina They drank in cantinas And ^Ctoasted to Edith Piaf ^D And the fall of the ^EmReich.

INSTRUMENTAL Em9 | C D | Am VERSE

My ^Amsister was born in a ^Chovel in ^DBurgundy^G And ^Emleft for the ^Dcattle^Am ^Am But later was ^Dfound by a ^B7/D#communist^Em9

VERSE

^AmWho'd deserted his ^Dranks ^B7 To follow hi^CM7s dream To ^Cstart up a punk rock ^Dband in South ^EmCarolina. I ^Cget letters sometimes. They bought a plantation She ^Gweeds the tobacco He offends the nation And they write, "^CDon't be a stranger, y'^Dhear." "Sincerely, your ^Em9sister."^C ^D Am

VERSE

So my ^Amparents had me To the ^Cdisgust of the ^Dprostitute^Gs On a ^Embed in a ^Dbrothel.^Am ^AmSurprisingly ^Draised with ^B7/D#tender ^Em9care ^Am 'Til the money got ^Dtight ^B7 And they bet me ^CM7away To a ^Cblind brigadier in a ^Dgame Of high stakes ^Emcanasta. But ^Che made me a sailor On his brigadier ship fleet. I ^Gknow every yardarm From main mast to jib sheet. But ^Csometimes I long to be^D landlocked And to work in a ^CM7bakery.

OUTRO CM7 Em | C | Em C D | Am ===================================================== Enjoy! Please tell me what you think in the comments. -ClassicalfreaK

The Decemberists - My mother was a chinese trapeze artist