Mockingbird
Anais Mitchell
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A G Am G F G Am G Am G [verse one]Am G Am Hush, you little baby, don't youG say a wordAm G F Here comes the devil, allG dressed up like a mockingbirdAm G And if that mockingbird should tryA G to steal you off the groundF Mama's gonna grab on tight and holdG Am G you down, down, down [verse two]Am G Mama, can you tell me, where did my money go?Am G F What did the devil sell me? IG don't even knowAm G He's been pecking in my pockets,Am G diving round my doorAm G Trying to take me with him- whatF G does he want me for? [Chorus]Am G F G Mama told me,Continues after the adAm G F G don't let go the groundAm G F G Somebody hold me, yeahAm G F hold me downEm Am G Down [verse three]Am G I got the devil on my shoulder-Am G hollering- beating his red wingAm G Saying "polly wanna dollar, IF G don't care if you can sing"Am G And "put down that guitar, now,Am G darlin', you can't really play itAm G Don't matter what you got to say-F G you don't know how to say it" [Chorus]Am G F G Mama told me,Am G F G don't let go the groundAm G F G Somebody hold me, yeahAm G F hold me down [Bridge]F Dm What's this coming? what's thisC A# coming? coming over meAm F Dm I can't stand myself, I can'tC A# C even stand on my own feet [Chorus]Am G F G Mama told me,Am G F G don't let go the groundAm G F G Somebody hold me, yeahAm G F hold me downEm Am G Down
