Bruce Cockburn – Southland Of The Heart (Guitar)

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When the wild-eyed dogs of day to day come snapping at your heels

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And there's so much coming at you that you don't know how to feel

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When they've taken all your money and then come back for your clothes

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When your hands are full of thorns, but you can't quit groping for the rose

        Am               Em
In the southland of the heart,

       F
where night blooms perfume the breeze

     C      G                  C
Lie down   take your rest with me

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When thoughts you've tried to leave behind keep sniping from the dark

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When the fire burns inside you but you jump from every spark

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When your heart's beset by memories you wish you'd never made

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When the sun comes up an enemy and nothing gives you shade

        Am               Em
In the southland of the heart,

       F
where night blooms perfume the breeze

     C      G                  C
Lie down   take your rest with me

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When the preacher lays his insight down and claims to lead the blind

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When those you trust just get you hooked and trifle with your mind

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When the nightmare's creeping closer and your wheels are in the mud

      C               F       C
When everything's ambiguous except the taste of blood

        Am               Em
In the southland of the heart,

       F
where night blooms perfume the breeze

     C      G                  C
Lie down   take your rest with me

        Am               Em
In the southland of the heart,

       F
where night blooms perfume the breeze

     C      G                  C
Lie down   take your rest with me