Anaïs Mitchell – His Kiss The Riot (Guitar)

Am
The devil take this Orpheus

G
And his belladonna kiss

D
Beautiful and poisonous

F       E
Lovely! Deadly!

Am
Now it thickens on my tongue

G
Now it quickens in my lung

D
Now I'm stricken! Now I'm stung!

E
It's done already!

Am    G       F      E
Dangerous this jack of hearts

Am        G       F    E
With his kiss the riot starts

Am
All my children came here poor

G
Clamoring for bed and board

D
Now what do they clamor for?

Am       E
Freedom! Freedom!

Am
Have I made myself their Lord

G
Just to fall upon the sword

D
Of some pauper's minor chord?

Am       E
Who will lead them?

Am       G       F         E
Who lays all the best laid plans?

Am        G        F    E
Who makes work for idle hands?

Am
Only one thing to be done

G
Let them think that they have won

D
Let them leave together

      E
Under one condition

Am
Orpheus, the undersigned

G
Shall not turn to look behind

D
She's out of sight!

Am                  E
And he's out of his mind!

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Every coward seems courageous

F                    E
In the safety of the crowd

Am             G
Bravery can be contagious

         F                E
When the band is playing loud

Am                     G
Nothing makes a man so bold

     F                   E
As a woman's smile and a hand to hold

    Am            G
But all alone his blood runs thin

    F            E           Am
And doubt comes, doubt comes in