Impermanent Record

Bm         A                G
  I was trembling with gooseflesh
Bm               A                
  First time I prayed to speak in 
G
tongues
Bm              A     G         
  I saw it coming       and I 
         Em
tried to run
    Bm             A           G
But now I make it up as I go along
Bm         A                   G
  Do I drive around   with my high 
beams on
Bm         A               G
  Do I ever watch the road
Bm               A         
  I store my thoughts in other 
G                Em
people's heads
Bm         A                G
Then I question what they know

Chorus
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Bm        A              G
   The rain falls on the  animals
Bm       A              G
   The wind blows up   the dirt
Bm               A            G 
   I Climb the rock  make a home
          Em
 in the cleft
Bm              A              G
   And keep a record of the earth

Bridge
F#m                      G
   On a crowded city sidewalk
F#m                         G
   Or in the wilderness alone
F#m                       G
   The crowd of witnesses   hover 
above you
        Bm         A          
Like a              a pillar of 
    G
smoke
Bm             A               G
     Singing stories  whispering  
jokes

Chorus 2
Bm         A                G
   So The rain falls on the  animals
Bm         A                G
   The wind blows up the dirt
Bm              A              G
   I Climb the rock  I make a 
               Em
home in the cleft
Bm                A              G
   And I Keep a record of the earth
Bm            A        G
   I keep a record of     the earth
Bm                  A            
   And I write it down for what 
     G   Em
it's worth
G       Em           Bm
For what    it's worth