Songs of album: Wilderness (2013)

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Wilderness (2013)

Album: Wilderness (2013)

4 years ago0 Views9 songsThe Handsome Family

4 years ago868Wilderness (2013)The Handsome Family

INTRO: G G/B (alternate picking) VERSE 1: [G]Lovely M[D]ary Sw[G]eeney, the f[C]amous window sm[G]asher Was just a q[C]uiet school marm - [G]Oh de lay ee ee from Lac[D]rosse, Wi[G]sconsin VERSE 2: She t[G]ook a p[D]inch of c[G]ocaine but o[C]nly for her n[G]erves La[C]udanum for tre[G]mbling hands, a little bottle i[D]n her...

4 years ago566Wilderness (2013)The Handsome Family

[A] When St[A]ephen F[E]oster d[A]ied in a f[D]lop-house on the B[A]owery His w[D]orn-out wallet h[A]eld just a qu[E]arter and a d[E7]ime But the cr[D]ocodiles h[E]ave to e[A]at, the cr[F#m]ocodiles h[E]ave to e[A]at He sm[A]ashed his h[E]ead on the s[A]ink in the b[D]itter fever of g[A]in A w[D]ildebeest gone cr[A]azy with thirst pulled...

4 years ago555Wilderness (2013)The Handsome Family

[G] In the sh[G]adows, in the bushes, in the sp[C]ace between the le[G]aves A sp[C]ider in a th[G]icket cr[D]awled up on my k[G]nee I put my gl[G]oves on, put my hat on, and I r[C]an from the tr[G]ees But that l[C]ittle black sp[G]ider came a-cr[D]awling after [G]me From the sh[C]adows in the b[G]ushes, in the sp[C]ace between the...

4 years ago612Wilderness (2013)The Handsome Family

[D] The blue house at the corner of [G]Twilight and S[Em]tate Four st[A]oreys, soaring turrets, floors of wood parq[D]uet And owls, so many owls, sn[G]owy, horned and sc[Em]reech T[A]housands of owls, all flapping their wi[D]ngs How I l[A]ove the marble staircase, the cl[G]aw-footed t[D]ubs The r[Em]oom of rare orchids, the gl[A]ass hall for...

4 years ago609Wilderness (2013)The Handsome Family

[Bm] Up the snowy spires, where the [A]air is thin as glass Once a [E]year the cold mists clear and you can [G]see inside the [F#]earth [Bm]High in that crystal palace I [A]built a sailing ship Mast and [E]wheel of polished brass, [G]sails of golden [F#]silk I [Bm]piped the engine steam, I [A]set velocitations I consul[E]ted dusty maps,...

4 years ago741Wilderness (2013)The Handsome Family

[Intro] [Em]...

4 years ago721Wilderness (2013)The Handsome Family

[G] VERSE 1: Your f[C]an of golden h[G]air [D]oiled with rose and c[G]innamon[(G/F#)] [Em]As your blood bloomed p[G]oppy red ac[Am]ross your v[C]elvet c[G]oat Your d[Am]eep blue v[C]elvet c[G]oat VERSE 2: Yes, th[C]ere in Montana p[G]rairie grass the Si[D]oux shot Custer d[G]own [(G/F#)] His r[Em]ed scarf tied, his b[G]lack boots shined How...

4 years ago577Wilderness (2013)The Handsome Family

C (hammer on 4th string, alternate...

4 years ago682Wilderness (2013)The Handsome Family

[E] [E7] [C]Oh-[E]oh-[Am]oh [Am]Sylvia was str[C]uck by lightning while r[Dm]eading in bed one n[F]ight She'd l[Am]eft the windows [C]open, and the st[Dm]orm caught her by surpr[F]ise For d[Am]ays she lay st[C]ill as stone h[Dm]ooked to pumps and t[F]ubes Then [Am]out her window, the str[C]eet lights flashed and at l[Dm]ast her fingers...