Robin Pecknold

Northern Dancer Kept Woman(Chords)

Robin Pecknold

Key: Em

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verse 1 
Em         G           A          Em 
Beating my drum in the fading hour,  
          G               A            Em 
biting my tongue, but the blood is sour,  
           G    A Em      G                           
pulling up most of the foxgloves 
         Em            A        Em 
from the ground, ready to devour.  

verse 2 
Em       G        A        Em 
If I had seen any other way,  
          G        A        Em 
if it had been any other day,  
           G   A Em      G 
would I be rowdy and shouting 
      Em             A        Em 
to be heard from the alleyway?  
      Em             A       Em 
To be heard from the alleyway 

A E Too long at the head of the table, A G too unseen, like light in a dream, A G blue mind weary, but able A Em blue mind weary, but able
verse 3 Em G A Em Everything splayed, getting cut out, G A Em just to be staged for the photograph, G A Em G just to be one day sung and played Em A Em for the length of a paragraph Em A Em For the length of a paragraph
A E Too long swinging around (words?) A G too unseen, like light in a dream, A G blue mind weary, but able A Em blue mind weary, but able
verse 1 Em G A Em Beating my drum in the fading hour, G A Em biting my tongue, but the blood is sour, G A Em G pulling up most of the foxgloves Em A Em from the ground, ready to devour Em A E From the ground, ready to devour.

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