Patti Smith – Death Singing (Guitar)

(from "Peace and Noise, 1997) As most of Patti's songs, this one is powerful and very easy at the same time. Verse: F - Am Chorus: C - E Note: F shall be played as: - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - x - - x - Verse:

       F             Am
In the straw-colored light

   F             Am
In light rapidly changing

     F            Am
On a life rapidly fading

Pre-chorus:

         C          E   
Have you seen death singing

         C          E
Have you seen death singing

Verse:

       F                  Am
With a throat smooth as a lamb

Yet dry as a branch not snapping He throws back his head And he does not sing a thing mournful Chorus:

         C          E
Have you seen death singing

Have you seen death singing Have you seen death singing

       E             Am
In the straw-colored light

He sings a black embrade And white opals swimming In a child's leather purse Have you seen death swimming Have you seen death swimming With a throat smooth as a lamb Yet dry as a branch not snapping He throws back his head And he does not sing a thing mournful Have you seen death singing Have you seen death singing Have you seen death singing In the straw-colored light He sings of youth enraged And the burning of Atlanta And these viral times And May ribbons streaming And straw-colored curls a-turning A mother's vain delight And woe to the sun And woe to the young Another hearse is drawn Have you seen death singing In the straw-colored light I guess that's it. It's my debut tab, so thx for rating and comments. mi.pl