Blue Banisters

G there’s a picture on the wall F of me on a john deere A# jenny handed me a beer C said , "how the hell did you get there?" G F A# C oh , oklahoma , mm - mm , mm . . G there were flowers that were dry F sittin’ on the dresser A# she asked me where they’re from C i said , "a place i don’t remember" G F A# C oh . . oklahoma ( oh - oh ) mm - mm F jenny jumped into the pool C she was swimmin’ with nikki lane Gm she said , "most men don’t want a woman A# with a legacy at our age" F she said "you can’t be a muse and C be happy , too you can’t Gm A# blacken the pages with russian poetry F C Gm and be happy" heiye he me . . A# F C Gm and that . . scared me . . A# ’cause i met a man who Reff : F C said he’d come back every may Gm A# just to help me if i’d paint F C Gm A# my banisters blue , blue banisters , ooh F C said he’d fix my weathervane Gm A# give me children , take away my pain F C and paint my banisters blue Gm A# my banisters blue . . G there’s a hole that’s in my heart F all my women try and heal A# they’re doin’ a good job C convincin’ me that it’s not real G F A# C it’s heat lightning , ohohoh . . oh G ’cause there’s a man that’s in my past F there’s a man that’s still right here A# he’s real enough to touch C in my darkest nights , G F A# C he’s shinin’ . . oohoohooh . . F jenny was smokin’ by the pool C we were writin’ with nikki lane Gm i said i’m scared of A# the santa clarita fires i wish that it would rain F i said the power of us three C can bring absolutely anything Gm except that one thing A# F C Gm A# the diamonds , the rust , and the rain . . F C Gm the thing that washes away the pain . . A# but that’s okay , ’cause Reff : F C now when weather turns to may Gm A# all my sisters come to paint F C my banisters green Gm A# my blue banisters grey F C tex and mex are in the bay Gm A# chucky’s makin’ birthday cake F jake is runnin’ barefeet , C there’s a baby on the way Gm A# and now my blue banisters are F C Gm A# green and grey , ah - ah . . F C summer comes . . winter goes . . Gm A# spring , i skip . . god knows . . F C summer comes . . winter goes . . Gm A# spring , i sleep . . heaven knows . . F C every time it turns to may Gm A# all my sisters fly to me to F C Gm A# paint . . paint . . Outro : F C Gm A# F C Gm A#