Kevin Devine – Awake In The Dirt (Ukulele)
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(2)
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Ukulele
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1.0x
Chords
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This song was inspired by the book "American Pastoral" by Philip Roth.
It's tentative title was "Merry Levov" (after the female radical character).
INTRO | Chorus | Break 1 | Break 2 |
Bm: x24432 | Bb: 013300 | (G): 320032 | C: 032010 |
G: 355433 | A: 002220 | | Em: 022000 |
Gb: 244222 | | | Am: 002210 |
Gb7: 24x322 | | | |
D: 000323 | (D): 057700 | | |
--VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
G Dad I know Gb You can't see Gb7 My actions as Bm A plea for peace
--VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
G You can't get past Gb The rocks stained red Gb7 The nail-bomb blast Bm The doctor dead
--VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
G Your prairie dream Gb Your liberal heart Gb7 Your patient mind Bm You father's arms
--ALT VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
G They just won't do Gb They just can't fit Gb7 It's them, not Marx D You can blame for this
--CHORUS:
D Bb -> A -> D Alive in the dirt D G Alive in the dirt Gb7 Bm I'm at peace, sainted and waiting
G (*see below for notes)
For my perfect pain to speak through me again
--BREAK 1:
Bm > (G) > Gb > Gb7
--VERSE:
Bm G Dad I found God Gb Through Vietnam Gb7 My Lai's graves Bm And Agent Orange
--VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
G See we live lives Gb We must choose Gb7 Our bombs spoke loud Bm So I spoke, too
--VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
G Then disappeared, Gb Ten miles from home Gb7 a Newark slum Bm Where you won't go
--ALT VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
G It's here I've found Gb My higher self Gb7 A life that works D And suits me well
--ALT CHORUS:
D Bb -> A -> D I pray for the dirt D G I pray for the dirt Gb7 Bm And I ask to suffer in silence Bb G To stay here in hell, ohhhhhhh
--BREAK 2:
C Ab -> G -> C Awake in the dirt, ohhhhh-ohhhh-ohhhhh C Ab -> G -> Em Awake in the dirt, ohhhhh-ohhhh-ohhhhh Em Am Awake in the dirt, now.
G (see below for notes)
--VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
G My stutter lifts Gb My words come clear Gb7 Your little girl Bm She's just not here
--VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
G I am sure Gb That at my death Gb7 The truth will float Bm on God's sweet breath
--ALT VERSE:
Bm (-carried over-)
G Until that time Gb don't ask for me Gb7 Behind this veil D is where I'll be
--CHORUS:
D Bb -> A -> D At one with the dirt D G At one with the dirt Gb7 Bm I'm at peace, sainted and waiting
G (*see below for notes)
For my perfect pain to speak through me for good
-OUTRO:
Bm -> G -> Gb -> Gb7
Bm -> G -> Gb -> Gb7
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Not absolutely sure about this next part, but it is a rough estimate.
--CHORUS NOTES: G G D e-(?)---------------------------------| B-(?)-5-----5---(?)----------7--------| G--0--------0---(?)----------7--------| Then the "Bm" in the next D--0--------5--------7-5-4---5--------| verse comes immediately after A--5--------5-------------------------| E--3--------3-------------------------| Per-fect pain to s t m again V ^ V ^ V V V ^