Laura Marling – The Captain And The Hourglass (Ukulele)

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Intro - Em
             G                               Em
You kick the blow now you've gotta kick the guy

         G                    Em
You sat alone under billowing sky

          D           Em
If I feel God judging me

                     D                  Em
Well I fell into the water and now I'm free

    Em
My friends they don't really get me
think I'm the only one
        G               D               C              Em
Well i sold my soul to Jesus and since then ive had no fun

        Em
Behind every tree is a cutting machine and a kite fallen from grace

        G              D                     C             Em
Inside every man is a heart of sand you can see it in his face

       Em                                 D
He'll tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away

         Em                             D
Another second lost with every fallen grain

       Em                                 D
He'll tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away

         Em                            D
Another second lost with every fallen grain

     Em
The wind and I we speak the same but he don't hear so well

        D
You're gonna have to curse him

             Em
Well you're gonna have to yell

     Em
The sky and I we've had our fights and I'm coming round to rain

        G                   D
If the rain come round and don't go out

          C                   Em
and I'll never have to speak again

       Em                                 D
I can tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away

         Em                             D
Another second lost with every fallen grain

     Em                                 D
Can tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away

         Em                            D
Another second lost with every fallen grain

     Em
The captains got his boots on and he's heading out the door

 D                               Em
Leaving his lady alone thinkin' He don't love me no more

      Em
He's done with all this bullshit
He's going back to war
    G            D
If Heaven is as Heaven does

      C                Em
then this is Hell for sure

           Em                                 D
And he'll tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away

         Em                             D
Another second lost with every fallen grain

       Em                                 D
He'll tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away

         Em                            D
Another second lost with every fallen grain

             G                               Em
You kick the blow now you've gotta kick the guy

         G                    Em
You sat alone under billowing sky

          D           Em
If I feel God judging me

                     D              Em
Well I fell into the water now I'm free