The Handsome Family – Wildebeest (Guitar)

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From the album Wilderness [INTRO] A [VERSE 1]
       A      E      A
When Stephen Foster died 

      D                 A
in a flop-house on the Bowery

     D               A
His worn-out wallet held 

         E            E7
just a quarter and a dime
[CHORUS]
          D         E       A
But the crocodiles have to eat, 

      F#m       E       A
the crocodiles have to eat
[VERSE 2]
     A          E           A
He smashed his head on the sink 

        D               A
in the bitter fever of gin

   D                A
A wildebeest gone crazy with thirst 

         E                   E7
pulled down as he tried to drink
[CHORUS]
     D                E       A
But deep down in the muddy stream 

      F#m         E           A
even crocodiles dream their dreams
[VERSE 3]
    A       E            A
And as the herd galloped off 

    D                      A
he lay on that flophouse floor

 D                    A
Singing, "Beautiful Dreamer"

         E             E7  
as the lions began to roar
[CHORUS]
        D            E          A
But we all have our beautiful dreams 

           F#m           E     A
running through us like wildebeest
[INTERLUDE] D E A D A D A E E7 D E A F#m E A [VERSE 4]
     A       E           A
And when we meet at the river 

     D                     A
to cross to that gleaming shore

     D                 A
The river, she always takes a few 

        E               E7
as the herd thunders across
[CHORUS]
         D        E          A
But the river has oceans to feed, 

         F#m      E          A
she has beautiful oceans to feed
[VERSE 5]
        A            E        A
And the oceans they feed the sky 

         D             A
and the sky feeds the earth

      D               A
And Stephen Foster's beautiful ghost 

     E              E7  
lay down to feed a song
[CHORUS]
    D         E       A
To feed ten thousand songs 

F#m     E                A
echoing cross the wild plains
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