My Dear Helen
Andy Shauf
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G C/G my dear Helen it's been a while since we've talked.E5 A5 Charlie and I haven't been up to a whole lot.C/G he's slowing down a little and myC5 knee's acting up,C yeah we're quite a pair of geezersAm/G moving slower than molasses.C/G you'd be laughing if you saw us,D/A you always loved to tease.G I dug up an old bottle of yourC/G raspberry wine,E5 so I'm slouched out on theA5 porch-swing just taking my time.C/G my mind keeps turning out theseC5 pictures of you,C you were dancing in the kitchen andAm/G I was enjoying my view.C/G D/A oh Charlie was squirming just two steps behind you.G C/G my dear Helen do you remember when you saidE5 that you'd be waiting at the gatesA5 so you could sneak me in?C/G well it sure was funny but it stillC5 caught in my throat,C and when I think about it now, itAm/G still makes me choke.C/G and I wonder if those gates wouldD/A ever open up for me.G C/G Helen my dear, I do have something to tell.Continúa después del anuncioE5 I don't know how to start so I guessA5 I just will.C/G see, these nights have been hot,C5 it's that muggy sort of air.C doesn't let me get to sleep so IAm/G usually just lie thereC/G D/A on top of my quilt with Charlie by my feet.G last night as I laid thereC/G frustrated and tired,E5 A5 I was sat up in my bed by the hens starting wild.C/G I thought, 'that fox is back again,C5 he's gonna rob me blind.C I don't know how he gets in but I'dAm/G better make him fly'.C/G so I took my leaning rifle out theD/A door.G C/G I fired off a shot aiming far into the heat.E5 and as soon as it was flying I feltA5 weak in my knees.C/G I heard shoes turning gravel andC5 then tires spitting rocks.C I heard a gasp for air and myAm/G stomach tied in knots.C/G Charlie started whining with hisC5 tail between his legs.C Am/G we wandered out slow but my heart was breakin' ribs.C/G I couldn't hear nothing and thereC5 was a girl lying twisted,C my hands were trembling and I feltAm/G that she was limp.C/G her pulse wasn't tapping so I feltC5 sick to my stomach.C Am/G Charlie was frozen, so I went for a shovelC/G and I buried her body, I didn't knowC5 what else to do.C if I'd only aimed a little higherAm/G if I'd only thought before I fired.C/G I hope God can forgive me, I hopeC5 you forgive me too,C I'm just a tired old man justAm/G waiting to join you.C/G C5 so here I am slouched on this old porch swing,C thinking about heaven, thinkingAm/G about everything.C/G so be waiting by those gates, youC5 might need to sneak me in,C I don't know how they feel about usAm/G accidental killers.C/G I don't know how they feel about usC5 tired old men.C I don't know how they feel about usAm/G tired, old, murdering men.C/G C5C I don't know how they feel about usAm/G tired, old, murdering men.