Shakey Graves – The Donor Blues (Guitar)

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Chords

D // A / G /////
D        A       G                             D A G
Found my fingers up north in the forest of the fern 

       D          A         G                D A G
Yeah I blame them words for all I've learned 

       D          A    G                            D A G
Well I watched my wits walk west where the money is earned

        D        A     G                D A G 
Just to strut my stuff and wait my turn 

                 Am                 G
And I have often thought that these old bones 

            D
Should just go on ahead and break if they gonna 

Am       G                     D
   These old shoes should just go on and give out 

Am        G                    D      A     G   
  They're running the jail for profit these days

D           A    G 
That's what they say 
D Lost my lungs long ago in the belly of the beast Yeah I got my gall from the boys back east Yeah I sing sweet songs with the throat that belongs to her Yeah she wears my heart and wears my words
F#m
Got these lips from the girl next door 

         G                                 D // A / G ///// D // A / G /////
The only problem is they only beg for more 

F#m
Sold my skin for some fancy clothes 

              G                                           D // A / G ///// D // A / G /////
I thought I'd get a better deal but that's the way it goes 
Chorus D
F#m
Put all the rest in a hollow tree 

     G                                D // A / G ///// D // A / G /////
Yeah fill it with cement and let me be