Mrs. Potter's Lullaby — Counting Crows
Chords and lyrics for Mrs. Potter's Lullaby by Counting Crows (key of A).
Intro
[A] [C#m7/E] [A]
Verse 1
Well I woke up in mid-afternoon cause that's when it [A]all hurts the most
I dream I never know anyone at the party and I'm always the [A]host
[Amaj7]If dreams are like [C#m]movies, then memories are [Dmaj7]films about ghosts
[A]You can never [E]escape, you can only move [D]south down the coast
Verse 2
[A]I am [Em]an idiot walking [Amaj7]a tightrope [Bm7]of fortune [E]and fame
[A]I am an acrobat swinging trapeze [D]through circles [E]of flame
[C#m]If you've never [A]stared off into the distance, [D]then your life is a [A]shame
[F#m]And [C#m]though I'll never forget your face, sometimes [D]I can't remember my name
Chorus 1
[A]Hey, [C#m]Mrs. [D]Potter, [Amaj7]don't cry
Hey, [E][C#m]Mrs. [D]Potter, [A]I know why
But hey, Mrs. [D]Potter, [E]won't you [A]talk to me?
Verse 3
[A]There's a piece of Maria in every song that [E]I sing
[A]And the price of a memory is the memory of [D]the sorrow [E]it brings
[C#m]And there is always [A]one last light to turn out, [D]one last bell to ring
[A]And the last [E]one out of the circus [D]has to lock up everything
Interlude
[A] [E] [A] [D] [E] [A] [C#m] [D]
Verse 4
[A]When I see you blanket of stars, [D]cover me in my bed
[A]Yeah, when I see you [E]swinging through the yard
[D]Yeah, you're dancing [E]up above my head
Chorus 2
[A]Hey, [C#m]Mrs. [D]Potter, [A]don't go
[E]I said, hey, [C#m]Mrs. [D]Potter, [A]I don't [C#m]know
But hey, Mrs. [D]Potter, [E]won't you talk [Dmaj7]to me?
Verse 5
[A]All the blue light reflections, they color my [Dmaj7]mind [E]when I sleep
[A]And the love sick rejections that accompany [D]the company [E]I keep
[A]All the razor [C#m]sharp perceptions that cut [D]just a little too deep
[A]Hey, I can bleed as [E]well as anyone, but I need someone [D]to help me sleep
Verse 6
[A]So I throw my hand into the air and it swims [E]in the beams
[A]It's just a brief interruption of the swirling, [D]sparkle jet stream
[C#m]Well, I know I [A]don't know you and you're probably [D]not what you seem
[A]Oh, but I sure [E]like to find out, so why don't you climb [D]down off that blue screen?
Chorus 3
[A]Hey, [C#m]Mrs. [D]Potter, [A]don't turn
[C#m]Hey, Mrs. [D]Potter, [A]I burned [E]for [Asus4]you
[C#m]Hey, Mrs. [D]Potter, [E]won't you talk [A]to me?
Verse 7
[A]When the last king of Hollywood shatters [D]his glass [E]on the floor
[A]And orders another, well, [G#m]to wonder [F#m]what he did [E]that for
[A]That's when [C#m]I know that I have to get out, because I [D]have been there before
[A]So I gave up [E]my seat at the bar and [D]I head for the door
Verse 8
[A]We drove out to the desert just to lie down [D]beneath this [E]bowl of stars
[A]We stand up in the palace like it's the [E]last [D]of the great pioneers [E]in town
[A]Oh, we shout out [C#m]these songs against the clang [D]of electric and stars
[A]Oh, you can see a [E]million miles tonight, but you [D]can't get very far
Chorus 4
[A]Hey, [C#m]Mrs. [D]Potter, [A]I won't [E]touch it
Hey, [C#m]Mrs. [D]Potter, [A]there's not much
But hey, Mrs. [D]Potter, [E]won't you talk [A]to me?
Outro
[A]Hey, Mrs. [D]Potter, [E]won't you talk [Bm]to me?
[A]Hey, Mrs. [D]Potter, [E]won't you talk [A]to me?
Hey, Mrs. Potter, won't you talk to me?