Barenaked Ladies – The Township Of King (Guitar Tab)

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[Intro] D [Verse 1] D Bm A G She lived alone in a little home by the Township of King D Bm A G In the morning she'd feed the birds and listen to them sing D Bm A G From the woods they flocked to her knowing she would do no harm D Bm A G Flying over the patchwork quilt of the fields and the farms C G Bm D Of the fields and farms, oh yeah

[Interlude]
   D                      Bm  A         G
e|-------5-5-h-7-7-5-------------------------------------------|
B|-3-5-7-------------7----5-7-8-p-7-5-3---------3---------3----|
G|--------------------------------------4-2-h-4---4-2-h-4------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

   D                      Bm  A         G
e|-------5-5-h-7-7-5-------------------------------------------|
B|-3-5-7-------------7----5-7-8-p-7-5-3---------3---------3----|
G|--------------------------------------4-2-h-4---4-2-h-4------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2] D Bm A G Then one day a yellow bird landed on her hand D Bm A G Devoted it sang to her so that she could understand D Bm A G It warned of the trucks coming up the road full of concrete and steel D Bm A G Come to cut down all the trees and pave over the fields C G Bm D Oh oh

[Interlude]
   D                      Bm  A         G
e|-------5-5-h-7-7-5-------------------------------------------|
B|-3-5-7-------------7----5-7-8-p-7-5-3---------3---------3----|
G|--------------------------------------4-2-h-4---4-2-h-4------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] Bm A G D Come come the sky is grey Bm A E A Come come we'll find a way [Verse 3] D Bm A G They will build an amusement park where the forest once did stand D Bm A G With gypsum build a mountain and they'll call it Wonderland D Bm A G I will feed you and care for you until you are strong and tall D Bm A G Then I will climb upon your back and we'll fly away in the fall C G Bm D We'll fly away, fly away

[Interlude]
   D                      Bm  A         G
e|-------5-5-h-7-7-5-------------------------------------------|
B|-3-5-7-------------7----5-7-8-p-7-5-3---------3---------3----|
G|--------------------------------------4-2-h-4---4-2-h-4------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] Bm A G D Come come the sky is grey Bm A E A Come come we'll find a way [Verse 4] D Bm A G Then one day they flew away and it was the strangest thing D Bm A G To watch them all fly as she waved goodbye to the Township of King C G Bm D To the Township of King, oh yeah

[Outro]
   D                      Bm  A         G
e|-------5-5-h-7-7-5-------------------------------------------|
B|-3-5-7-------------7----5-7-8-p-7-5-3---------3---------3----|
G|--------------------------------------4-2-h-4---4-2-h-4------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

   D                                      A           G
e|-10----10-9---9-7---7-5---------3-5--------------------------|
B|----7-------7-----7-----7-3-5-7-----7-3-5-7-p-5-3----------3-|
G|---------------------------------------------------4-2-h-4---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

   D                                      A           G
e|-10----10-9---9-7---7-5---------3-5--------------------------|
B|----7-------7-----7-----7-3-5-7-----7-3-5-7-p-5-3----------3-|
G|---------------------------------------------------4-2-h-4---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

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