Neko Case – Fever (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Capo at 4th fret (all chords relative to capo)
For the G* chord, play it with the "e" string open.
INTRO:
(something like this)
e--9^-----------------| B--9^--9^--7^--9^-----| G------8^--6^--8^-----| x2 D---------------------| A---------------------| E---------------------| e--9-----------------9-----------| B--9---9---7------9--9---9-9-7---| G------8---6------8-----8-8--6---| D--------------------------------| A--------------------------------| E--------------------------------|
IN AN OPEN FIELD AT DUSK
TO FOOTFALLS I AWOKE
MARCHING ANTS ACROSS MY TEMPLES, OH
G
THEIR FEET HAD NO INTENTIONTHEY FOLLOWED SOME MAGNETIC DRUM
Em Asus2 Em PRISONERS OF THEIR DESTINATION
VERSE 1:
G
FROM THE SLATS OF THE FACTORY COMEWHERE ONCE THEY DID MAKE RAILS
OLD DEATH'S PECULIAR SONGS
C Am HE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS LISTENING
VERSE 2:
G SO HE CROWED OUT NICE AND LONG Am G* TO THE SPIDERS AND THE LUMBER AND THE DUST Am D Em OF HIS CONQUESTS AND HIS HUNGER, HIS LUST
VERSE 3:
G
I HEARD HIS FEET REJOICEI HEARD HIM TAP HIS CANE
Am AS IF HE HAD HIS OWN REVIEW D ON STAGE AT THE ATHENAEUM
VERSE 4:
Em G* I CAUGHT HIS WORDS WITH MY OPEN MOUTH Em G* I GAGGED AND CHOKED AND SPIT THEM OUT Em G* I HEARD HIM TURN AS HE DID HEAR C Am MY TINY HEARTBEAT IN HIS EAR Em I WAS ALREADY RUNNING
I HEARD HIM COMING
VERSE 5:
Em G* SHRAPNEL SPITTING FROM HIS WHEELS Em G* HIS SCYTHING ARMS RAKE FOR MY HEELS Em G* I DOVE AND ROLLED AND HID MY FACE Am Em AND I SAID THESE MAGIC WORDS:
CHORUS:
Am C Em "MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME" G I SAID THESE MAGIC WORDS AND Am FELL DOWN, DOWN, THE ANTHILL Em FOR DAYS Am C Em "MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME" Am C Em "MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME"