The Handsome Family

Hunter Green(Chords)

The Handsome Family

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Last fall I hunted white-tail deer 
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my dog and gun with me 
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I wandered to a shady grove 
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where ivy grew dark green 
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where ivy grew dark green 

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I raised my gun so carefully 
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and fired into the trees 
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then saw it was my true love fell 
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in a dress of darkest green 
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a dress of darkest green 

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Her eyes reflected back the moon 
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as I carried her back to my car 
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but as I crossed the empty road 
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was a dead deer in my arms 
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a dead deer in my arms 

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Next night I rowed upon the waves 
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to catch a leaping fish 
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but on the hook my lover's heart 
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I pulled from briny depths 
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I pulled from briny depths 

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As I lay her cold corpse down 
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in the bottom of my boat 
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   it was a jumping fish 
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caught in my nets and rope 
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caught in my nets and rope 

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Third night I spied a wild boar 
                             A  G/A F/A E/A 
charging madly through the trees 
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but I raised not my gun to her 
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just let her come to me 
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just let her run to me 

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And as I fell in mossy ferns 
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as her teeth grabbed hold of me 
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it was the lips of my true love 
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that kissed me dark and green 
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kissed me dark and green 

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Written by Brett Sparks/Rennie Sparks

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