Anaïs Mitchell – Come September (Guitar Fingerpicking)

Capo 1
Key
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Versions (2)

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Chords

[Intro/between verses]
  Am                              F               Em
e|----------------------0-------------------------------0--------------------|
B|----1-------1-----3-------0---------1-------1-----3-------0----------------|
G|----2-------2-----------------0-----2-------2-----------------0------------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-------3-------3------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0---------------------------2-------2--------------|
E|--------------------------------1-------1-------0-------0------------------|

  Am                              F               Em
e|----------------------0----------------------------------------0-----------|
B|----1-------1-----3-------0-------------1--------------3-------------------|
G|----2-------2-----------------0-------------0--------------1---------------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-------0---------------0--------0-------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------1---------------0--------0-----------------|
[Verse]
  Am                              F               Em
e|----------------------0-------------------------------0--------------------|
B|----1-------1-----3-------0---------1-------1-----3-------0----------------|
G|----2-------2-----------------0-----2-------2-----------------0------------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-------3-------3------------------------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0---------------------------2-------2--------------|
E|--------------------------------1-------1-------0-------0------------------|

  Am                              F       Em      Am
e|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
B|----1-------1-----3-------0---------1---------------1-------1--------------|
G|----2-------2-----------------0-----2---------------2-------2--------------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-------3---------------2-------2--------------|
A|0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------0-------0------------------|
E|--------------------------------1-------0---3------------------------------|

[Chorus]
  Am              G               D/F#             C/F
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------2---------------0----------------3---------------1-----------------|
G|--------2---------------0----------------2---------------0-----------------|
D|----1-------1-------0-------0--------0-------0-------2-------2-------------|
A|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------3---------------2----------------1-------------------------|

  Am              G               D/F#             C/F
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------2---------------0----------------3---------------1-----------------|
G|--------2---------------0----------------2---------------0-----------------|
D|----1-------1-------0-------0--------0-------0-------2-------2-------------|
A|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------3---------------2----------------1-------------------------|

  Am              G               D/F#             C/F
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------2---------------0----------------3-----------------1---------------|
G|--------2---------------0----------------2-------------0--------0----------|
D|----1-------1-------0-------0--------0-------0------2----------------------|
A|0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------3---------------2----------------1-------------------------|
[Intro] Am F Em Am F Em [Verse 1]
Am
Autumn's ashes, summer's embers

F               Em
On the sidewalk come September

Am
Suddenly I can't remember

F   Em      Am
Any lessons learned

Am
Now that I'm a migrant picker

F              Em
Trouble-minded tin-can-kicker

Am
I wish my skin was thicker

F       Em     Am
The air has turned
Am F Em Am F Em
Am
I can live alone, I said

F             Em
I can make my lonesome bed

Am
I don't need a hole for a head

F       Em     Am
I don't need a lover

Am
But he caught me by surprise

F               Em
I fell down and saw him rise

Am                       F
'Til he was larger in my eyes

Em       Am
Than any other
[Chorus]
    Am    G      D/F#   C/F
How suddenly the summer died

Am         G        D/F#   C/F
I couldn't bring it back    to life

Am         G       D/F#    C/F
I couldn't sing it back to life

N.C.    Am
But I     tried
Am F Em Am F Em [Verse 2]
Am
Came to him in summer clothing

F              Em
Came to him because I chose him

Am
Came to find his fingers frozen

F  Em        Am
He would not reach for me

Am
Came to him for his sweet song

F              Em
Came to him for right or wrong

Am
Came to find his heart belonged

F          Em     Am
To one who came before me
[Chorus]
    Am    G      D/F#     C/F
How suddenly the sweetness died

Am         G        D/F#   C/F
I couldn't bring it back    to life

Am         G       D/F#    C/F
I couldn't sing it back to life

N.C.    Am
But I     tried
Am F Em Am F Em [Verse 3]
Am
Autumn's ashes, summer's embers

F               Em
On the sidewalk come September

Am
Suddenly I can't remember

F   Em      Am
Any lessons learned

Am
Now that I'm a migrant picker

F              Em
Trouble-minded tin-can-kicker

Am
I wish my skin was thicker

F       Em     Am
The air has turned