Crow Mother
Released in 2021 by Dimple Discs
Transpose
INTRO
Dm6
Ab
Gm
Ab
VERSE 1
We
Cm
buried the goat in the
Gm
churchyard
While
Cm
slumber lay thick on the
Gm
town
Bbm
Makes three
F#m6
this
month
G7
Take that,
F#m7
you
cunts
We
Cm
buried the goat in the
Gm
churchyard
With
Cm
Christian procedures and
Gm
prayers
Bbm
Three sheep,
B7b5
six
cats
C#7/F
Deceased in combat
Ebm
Let all that
C#m
sacred
soil
E
Dissolve as
Bb7
oceans
boil
Abm
Small
G
ailments can
Cm
soothe the soul
F#
Tend to those
E
tiny
things
Fdim
Loose fences,
Bb7
film-star
chins
Abm
Crow
G
Mother will
Ddim7
fly you
F#
home
Ddim7
F#
VERSE 2
We’re
Cm
building a house so it
Gm
falls
down
Of
Cm
cardboard and stucco and
Gm
tin
Bbm
You might
F#m6
ask
why
G7
But watch
F#m7
lead
fly
They’re
Cm
glowering now in the
Gm
churchyard
Their
Cm
minister bids them to
Gm
dig
Bbm
Good spade,
F-5/B
pick-axe
Fdim
Watch out for bear traps
Ebm
Oh such a
C#m
snooze we had
E
Until it
Bb7
all went bad
Abm
One
G
ballot sees the
Cm
cover
blown
F#
Punch-drunk
Cau
E
casian
sheikh
Fdim
Owns all af
Bb7
fairs of state
Abm
Crow
G
Mother will
Ddim7
fly you
F#
home
Ddim7
F#
INTERLUDE
Am
Here comes the
G
civic
mob
Bb
Aw shucks, what
Am
were the odds
Bb7/G#
Fear,
Eb/G
anger – to
Fm
each their
F#dim
own
Gm
Foot soldiers
Fm
of
despair
Ebsus4
Revenge on
Gm
saboteurs
Absus2
Crow
Gm
Mother,
be
Fm
hold your
F#dim
former
home
VERSE 3
We’ve
Cm
given it back to the
Gm
ocean
The
Cm
area code and the
Gm
soil
Bbm
Fish swim,
B7b5
kelp
thrives
C#7/F
No further turmoil
Ebm
Where backyards
C#m
sanctified
E
Dissolved in
Bb7
floods
denied
Abm
One
G
ballot built a
Cm
butcher’s
throne
F#
Caucasian
E
sultan
clown
Fdim
Sent rage skyward,
Bb7
don’t look down
Abm
Crow
G
Mother will
Ddim7
fly you
F#
home
Ddim7
Fly
F#
you
Abm
home