Chord/Tab song: The Rifle

Alela Diane - The Rifle

Capo 2
Am7 : 002010
C : 032010
C/B : 020010
Em : 022000

Picking Intro & verse :

[C] [C/B] [Am7] [Am7]

e|-----------------|
B|---1---1---1---1-|
G|-0---0---0---0---|
D|--2---0---2---2--|
A|3---2---0---0----|
E|-----------------|

Intro :
C C/B Am7 Am7 x2

I've been k[C]nockin' on that [C/B]door in my [Am7]sleep[Am7]
Fightin[C]g the [C/B]fireplace g[Am7]low[Am7]
Knocki[C]n' on that [C/B]door in my [Am7]sleep[Am7]
Fightin[C]g the [C/B]fireplace g[Am7]low[Am7]
T[Am7]o keep m[Am7]e away

[Am7] [Am7] [G] [G] [G] [G]

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---1---1----0----0----0----0-------------|
G|-0---0------0----0----0----0-------------|
D|--2---2-----0----0----0----0-------------|
A|0---0------------------------------------|
E|----------3----3----3----3---------------|

T[Am7]o keep m[Am7]e away from [G]home[G][G][G]

Picking chorus :
[C] [Em] [C] [Em]

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|------1------0------1------0-------------|
G|------0------0------0------0-------------|
D|---0--2---0--2---0--2---0--2-------------|
A|-2---3--3---2--2---3--3---2--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Pap[C]a, get the r[Em]ifle from its pla[C]ce above the Frenc[Em]h doors!
They're [C]comin' from t[Em]he woods!
Oh! They're[C] comin' from [Em]the woods!
And m[C]ama you're ru[Em]nning too
Oh! M[C]y mama, you'r[Em]e running too
Ma[C]ma you're run[Em]ning too
Oh! My[C] mama, you're[Em] running too
Bro[C]ther, I'm so[Em] sorry that you w[C]atched the paintin[Em]gs burn

I've been [C]holding [C/B]onto the [Am7]gold[Am7]
When letting [C]go would f[C/B]ree my [Am7]hand[Am7]
And I've been [C]tying you[C/B]r tongue in a[Am7] knot[Am7]
Oh! I've been [C]tying you[C/B]r tongue in a[Am7] knot[Am7]
To w[Am7]rap this[Am7] death
To w[Am7]rap this[Am7] death in a [G]sheet[G][G][G]

Pap[C]a, get the r[Em]ifle from its pla[C]ce above the Frenc[Em]h doors!
They're [C]comin' from t[Em]he woods!
Oh! They're[C] comin' from [Em]the woods!
And m[C]ama you're ru[Em]nning too
Oh! M[C]y mama, you'r[Em]e running too
Ma[C]ma you're run[Em]ning too
Oh! My[C] mama, you're[Em] running too
Bro[C]ther, I'm so[Em] sorry that you w[C]atched the paintin[Em]gs burn

And I [C]can't [C/B]hide the [Am7]dirty pa[Am7]ths down that [C]carpet[C/B] anymore[Am7][Am7]
No, no, [C]I can'[C/B]t hide th[Am7]e dirty [Am7]paths down that[C] carpe[C/B]t anymor[Am7]e[Am7]
There were t[C]oo m[C/B]any heavy[Am7] boots[Am7]
There were t[C]oo m[C/B]any heavy[Am7] boots[Am7]
There were t[C]oo m[C/B]any heavy[Am7] boots[Am7]
There were t[C]oo m[C/B]any big b[Am7]lack boo[Am7]ts
And there we[C]re t[C/B]oo many l[Am7]ittle br[Am7]own shoes
Marc[Am7]hing thr[Am7]ough[G][G][G][G]

So I'm c[C]ounting[C/B] it to the[Am7] sky[Am7]
Oh! I'm [C]countin[C/B]g it to th[Am7]e sky[Am7]
I'm coun[C]ting it[C/B] to the sk[Am7]y[Am7]
Oh! I'm [C]countin[C/B]g it to th[Am7]e sky[Am7]
Mo[Am7]ving bac[Am7]k, oh [Am7]I'm[Am7]
Am7 Am7 G (strum)
Moving back to face the lack of home