[ Предположительная тональность: A ] Chords DM7 A D E C#m A7M e|-x---x---x---x---x----x--| B|-2---2---3---0---5----2--| G|-2---2---2---1---6----1--| D|-0---2---0---2---6----2--| A|-x---0---x---2---4----0--| E|-x---x---x---0---x----x--| Basically avoid the high E string. [Intro] D7M A x3 [Verse 1] D D7M So we start with my father as a boy barely spoke a word of English A Fell in love from a distance. E He watched her working from the back fence D D7M He learned some words and some clever turns of phrase from his father's book of poets A She wasn't taken in that instant E But grew impressed with his persistence D They met each other out by moonlight E Made love in the nearby woods A C#m Then her folks became suspicious when her cycle broke that settled it D They stole away without their goodbyes E Got married in a foreign town A Made their way as best as they could C#m D Found jobs and settled down E And then time moved on D7M A (x2) [Verse 2] D D7M I was born in a river of blood on sheets from the wedding day A The room was dark and the stench was thick E My father couldn't stand the smell of it D D7M Mama died in the night cause the nearest doctor couldn't stem the blood loss A Father cried out on the back porch E My sister held me at the neighbor's house D Oh my there was a storm then E There was a flood of a different kind A C#m D Father's eyes were often vacant, but his hands were rarely quiet Sister learned to take her hits well E Both from life and the physical kind A C#m D But I was never one to lie down, despite who picked the fight E So we designed our hells A A7M D E [Bridge] D E A Father turned into a drinker, a dark bastard with a wooden heart C#m Sister learned to be a mother, before she never played another part D E A And I became a little terror, I lashed out at whatever's around C#m D Took some time before I settled, to find a mind that was somewhat sound E A D7M E And like it always does, time marched on [Verse 3] A A7M Six years later father died in the very same bedroom D Many said it was the grief that did it E I have to say it's cause he hung himself A A7M To be honest neither sister nor myself ever much regret his passing D But I admit it was a nice thing E A To always know that we could feed ourselves