To The Dogs Or Whoever

capo : 4 C deep in the belly of a whale i found her Em down with the deep blue jail around her Am running her hands through the ribs of the dark F G florence and calamity and joan of arc C i love the way she looks in her underwear Em i lose my page then the plot then the book then i swear Am she makes the most of her time by loving me plenty F G she knows therell come a day when we wont be getting any C Em Am F G C the stain of the sepia the butcher crimea Em through the wreck of a brass band i though i could see her Am in a cakewalk she came through the dead and the lame F G just a little bird floating on a hurricane C i was flat on my back with my feet in the thorns Em i was in between the apples and the chloroform Am she came to me often i was sure i was dying F G it was always hard to tell if she was laughing or crying C Am i thought i heard somebody calling F G C in the dark i thought i heard somebody call C joan never cared about the in - betweens Em combed her hair with a blade did the maid of orleans Am said christ walked on water we can wade through the war F G you dont need to tell me who the fire is for C oh bring me the love that can sweeten a sword Em a boat that can love the rocks or the shore Am the love of the iceberg reaching out for a wreck F G can you love me like the crosses love the nape of the neck? C Em Am F G C was it casey jones or casey at the bat Em who died out of pride and got famous for that Am killed by a swerve laid low by the curve F G do you ever think they ever thought they got what they deserved C pity the bullet and pity the man Em who both find their place in the same sad plan Am who both are like the barrel going over the falls F G crying all the way down i never asked to be involved C Am i thought i heard somebody calling F G C in the dark i thought i heard somebody call C Em Am F G C general george began the day by taking pink little pills Em sent his men to the top of some hell of a hill Am through the whisper of trees came artillery breeze F G he said i love the way the wind comes A - tickling my knees C jane shot the apple right between the eyes Em i was thinking of her when you came outside Am lemonade on your breath sun in your hair F G did i mention how i love you in your underwear? C deep in the belly of a whale i found her Em down with the deep blue jail around her Am running her hands through the ribs of the dark F G florence and calamity and joan of arc C Am i thought i heard somebody calling F G C in the dark i thought i heard somebody call C Am i thought i heard somebody calling F G C in the dark i thought i heard somebody call