Kimya Dawson – Lullaby For The Taken (Guitar)

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[Intro] G C D G G C D G [Verse 1]
G                   C
bombs are dropping, smoke fills the air

  D                             G
i wanna duck and cover but i've gotta stay out here

         G                    C
'cause i know myself and if i hole up in my room

        D
i'll be consumed by the doom and the gloom

   G                      C
so i called john 'cause i know he knows sorrow

D                       G
he said "i'll be in the city tomorrow"

   G               C
so i go down and i watch him sing

               D                                         
and the way he sings sends a chill right through me, yeah

G                 C
and now there's a mountain goat

   D                         G
precariously balanced on the frog stuck in my throat

G                  C
it says "sometimes whispering's okay,

    D
but maybe you'd feel better if you screamed today"
[Chorus]
G
the lady took the baby

  C
i know she loves the baby

        D
but the baby has a daddy

        G
and his daddy loves him too

    G
how could she take the baby?

C
maybe she's gone crazy

D
she won't share
it's not fair there's nothing i can do
G
the lady took the baby

  C
i know she loves the baby

        D
but the baby has a daddy

        G
and his daddy loves him too

    G
how could she take the baby?

C
maybe she's gone crazy

D
she won't share
it's not fair there's nothing i can do [Verse 2]
G                     C
tuesday night grandma curled up in my bed

D                       G
by wednesday morning my grandma was dead

G                     C
i was in charlotte, i took the bus home

    D
her shoes, watch, and teeth were still in my room

    G           C             D                 G
and as i lay me down to sleep i felt her spirit rise up through me

          G                    C                          D
she said "i got to live a long eighty six years, dry your tears.

G                    C                D                       G
i know it's hard but please let go so i can meet your grandpa in the undertow

G                    C                     D
chin up girl, you've got to be strong, and know when you're singing i'm singing along"
[Chourus]
G
the lady took the baby

  C
i know she loves the baby

        D
but the baby has a daddy

        G
and his daddy loves him too

    G
how could she take the baby?

C
maybe she's gone crazy

D
she won't share
it's not fair there's nothing i can do
G
the lady took the baby

  C
i know she loves the baby

        D
but the baby has a daddy

        G
and his daddy loves him too

    G
how could she take the baby?

C
maybe she's gone crazy

D
she won't share
it's not fair there's nothing i can do [Outro]
G                 C
little bitty baby so far away

   D                 G
we hope that you can come home soon

G                        C
when we're not together, now or ever

D               G
always remember i love you

G                 C
little bitty baby so far away

   D                 G
we hope that you can come home soon

G                        C
when we're not together, now or ever

D               G
always remember i love you