The Rifle — Alela Diane
Chords and lyrics for The Rifle by Alela Diane (key of G).
Verse 1
C : 032010
C/B : 020010
Em : 022000
(Picking Intro & verse)
[C] [C/B] [Am7] [Am7]
Intro
[C] [C/B] [Am7] [Am7]
Verse
I've been [C]knockin' on that [C/B]door in my [Am7]sleep[Am7]
[C]Fighting the [C/B]fireplace [Am7]glow[Am7]
[C]Knockin' on that [C/B]door in my [Am7]sleep[Am7]
[C]Fighting the [C/B]fireplace [Am7]glow[Am7]
[Am7]To keep [Am7]me away
[Am7] [Am7] [G] [G] [G] [G]
[Am7]To keep [Am7]me away from [G][G]home[G][G]
(Picking chorus)
[C] [Em] [C] [Em]
Chorus
[C]Papa, get the [Em]rifle from its [C]place above the [Em]French doors!
They're [C]comin' from [Em]the woods!
Oh! They're[C] comin' from [Em]the woods!
And [C]mama you're [Em]running too
Oh! [C]My mama, [Em]you're running too
[C]Mama you're [Em]running too
Oh! My[C] mama, you're[Em] running too
[C]Brother, I'm so[Em] sorry that you [C]watched the [Em]paintings burn
Verse
I've been [C]holding [C/B]onto the [Am7]gold[Am7]
When letting [C]go would [C/B]free my [Am7]hand[Am7]
And I've been [C]tying [C/B]your tongue in a[Am7] knot[Am7]
Oh! I've been [C]tying [C/B]your tongue in a[Am7] knot[Am7]
To [Am7]wrap this[Am7] death
To [Am7]wrap this[Am7] death in a [G][G]sheet[G][G]
Chorus
[C]Papa, get the [Em]rifle from its [C]place above the [Em]French doors!
They're [C]comin' from [Em]the woods!
Oh! They're[C] comin' from [Em]the woods!
And [C]mama you're [Em]running too
Oh! [C]My mama, [Em]you're running too
[C]Mama you're [Em]running too
Oh! My[C] mama, you're[Em] running too
[C]Brother, I'm so[Em] sorry that you [C]watched the [Em]paintings burn
Verse
And I [C]can't [C/B]hide the [Am7]dirty [Am7]paths down that [C]carpet[C/B] [Am7]anymore[Am7]
No, no, [C]I [C/B]can't hide [Am7]the dirty [Am7]paths down that[C] [C/B]carpet [Am7]anymore[Am7]
There were [C]too [C/B]many heavy[Am7] boots[Am7]
There were [C]too [C/B]many heavy[Am7] boots[Am7]
There were [C]too [C/B]many heavy[Am7] boots[Am7]
There were [C]too [C/B]many big [Am7]black [Am7]boots
And there [C]were [C/B]too many [Am7]little [Am7]brown shoes
[Am7]Marching [Am7][G]through[G][G][G]
Outro
So I'm [C]counting[C/B] it to the[Am7] sky[Am7]
Oh! I'm [C][C/B]counting it to [Am7]the sky[Am7]
I'm [C]counting it[C/B] to the [Am7]sky[Am7]
Oh! I'm [C][C/B]counting it to [Am7]the sky[Am7]
[Am7]Moving [Am7]back, oh [Am7]I'm[Am7]
[Am7]Moving back [Am7]to face the lack of [G]home
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