Tonart: G major
Verse 1
G
She'd been coughing up blood since
Em
the dogwoods bloomed
C
Seventeen that spring and
D
Em
confined to her room
G
At night her heart pounded
C
D
Em
Death, like a bird was building its nest
Verse 2
D
Am
And so on the last day of her short life
C
Am
G
Emily called for her father's penknife
D
She sawed at her head till
Am
the floor pooled with hair
C
And braided a watch chain for
Em
Father (Mother) to wear
Verse 3
G
She'd laughed at the graveyard
C
And kept a pet duck till
D
Em
the cat crushed its spine
G
But, waltzing one night in
C
D
Em
She noticed a whistling down in her chest
Verse 4
D
Am
And so on the last day of her short life
C
Am
G
Emily called for her father's penknife
D
She sawed at her head till
Am
the floor pooled with hair
C
And braided a watch chain for
Em
Father (Mother) to wear
Verse 5
G
Propped up on pillows she
Em
watched the snow fall
C
Am
D
Em
Trying to picture an end to it all
G
By spring there'd be picnics
Em
and merry- go- rounds
Am
D
but bones in the ground
Em
Verse 6
D
Am
And so on the last day of her short life
C
Am
G
Emily called for her father's penknife
D
Am
She sawed at her head till
D
Am
the floor pooled with hair
C
And braided a watch chain for
Em
father (Mother) to wear
Outro 1
Em
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