Cowboy Junkies Lament

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Baby hit the back door breathin? real heavy
         G                          A7         D
Said the boys in the alley wouldn?t leave her alone
D                         Em
Mama did her make-up in a terrible hurry
    A7                        G         D
She finally got ready but the boys were gone
Em                    F#m
Mama don?t you worry, night?s approachin?
          G                         A7        D
There?s a hole in heaven where some sin slips through
     D                   Em
Just close your eyes and dream real steady
A7                       G        D
Maybe just a little will spill on you

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The Dark don?t lie
                D
The Dreams come true
G                   Em      D
Could be a few will see you through


D                  Em
Old lady rose, lookin? down her nose
      G                    A7     D
At lonely miss lily hiding in the hall
D                           Em
Lily?s just praying for the trial to be over
     A7                        G     D
Lady rose just waiting for the ax to fall
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Show me off on the way to town
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The sky?s still shiny and the earth?s still brown
D                        Em
Tell the judge I?m ready for the vases
A7                                  G      D
Gonna dance in their faces when the guitar sounds

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It won?t be long
             D
I'll be long gone
       G                          Em   D
I been leaning toward the shadows all along

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Em  F#m  G    D
D   Em   F#m  G  D

D                 Em
Those in the know say so it goes
    G                  A7       D
You plan on reapin?, you better sow
D                        Em
You plan on sleepin, You better keep movin?
A7                            G        D
Sleepin? ain?t allowed around here you know
Em                      F#m
Tell me please when the rollings over
G                    A7        D
Me and my baby gonna have some fun
D                   Em
Bury our backs in a bed of clover
A7                       G        D
Smile in style while the sun goes down

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The Snake eyes cry,
        D
Boxcars sigh
G                                Em        D
Seven?s stuck in the middle just wonderin? why
               Em    F#m
The Dark don?t lie
                D
The Dreams come true
G               Em     D
All it takes is one or two
G                     Em      D
Maybe just a few will see you through
G                     Em      D
Maybe just a few will see you through