Anaïs Mitchell – Come September (Guitar)

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[Intro] Bm G Bm G A [Chorus]
Em
Autumn's ashes, summer's embers

G
On the sidewalk come September

D              F#m
And suddenly I can't remember

G                Bm
Any lessons learned

Bm
Now that I'm a migrant picker

G
Trouble-minded tin-can kicker

Bm                   G
  I wish my skin was thicker

F#          Bm      G   Bm   G F#m
The air has turned
[Verse]
Bm
I can live alone I said

G
I can make my lonesome bed

Bm                  F#m
I don't need a hole in my head

G              Bm
I don't need a lover

Bm
But he took me by surprise

G
I fell down and saw him rise

Bm          F#m          F#
Till he was larger in my eyes

          Bm
Than any other
[Bridge]
Bm         F#    E      G
How suddenly the summer died

Bm         F#m      E       G
I couldn't bring it back to life

Bm                 E       G
I couldn't sing it back to life

    Bm           G   Bm   G    Em
But I tried
[Verse]
Bm
Came to him in summer clothing

G
Came to him because I chose him

Bm                       G
Came to find his fingers frozen

                 Bm
And he would not reach for me

Bm
Came to him for his sweet song

G                D        Bm
Came to him for right or wrong

Bm
Came to find his heart belonged

   G        Bm
To one who came before me
[Bridge]
Bm         F#    E         G
How suddenly the sweetness died

Bm         F#m      E       G
I couldn't bring it back to life

Bm         B       E       G
I couldn't sing it back to life

    Em Bm          G   Bm   G F#m
But I tried
[Chorus]
Em
Autumn's ashes, summer's embers

G
On the sidewalk come September

D              F#m
And suddenly I can't remember

G                Bm
Any lessons learned

Bm
Now that I'm a migrant picker

G
Trouble-minded tin-can kicker

Bm                   G
  I wish my skin was thicker

F#m         A    Bm
But the air has turned