Bodysnatchers — Dave Rawlings Machine
Chords and lyrics for Bodysnatchers by Dave Rawlings Machine (key of F).
Verse 1
[Hope this doesn't suck, it's my first time doing one of these,
mostly based on the version by chordu so blame them if you want]
Intro
[C] [G] [F] [C] [G] [Bb]
Verse
[C]Everything's [G]predictable in little river towns[Bb]
Barges [A]and tobacco, [G]drinking straight Kentucky brown[C]
Mama's bunions swelling [G]when there's evil creeping round
[C]Like [G]bodysnatchers
[F]You know she used to tell me [G]she was gazing out at space
[Bb]I can [Em]feel them coming [G]down to pilfer and erase
[C]And I should have told you the first time [G]that I saw you face to face
[F]That [C]you're a [G]bodysnatcher
Bridge
[C]I sold my soul for [Bb]something up [G]on Barford Hatches
[C]Twenty years [G]of lining down the tracks[C]
Mama said next time [Bb]you see the [G][C]bodysnatchers
Tell them all they'd [D]better get back[D]
Chorus
[G]You better get[Cm] back, get back, get back
[G]Better get back [Cm]you [Gm]bodysnatchers
[G]Better get back, get back, [Cm]get back
[Gm] [G]You better get back you [Cm][G]bodysnatchers
Instrumental
[Gm] [G] [C] [G] [Bb] [A] [G]
Verse
Each Mississippi [C]river queen [G]tries to play the saint[Bb]
This far [C]down the river [G]you pretend you what you ain't
[Bb]I'm the son of a son of a [G]pioneer gun, I slather on the paint
Like [Em]a [G]bodysnatcher
The nameless [C]tombstones crumble [G]o'er the graves of Cairo kings
[Bb]When there's high [Em]water everywhere [G]it covers everything
And [Bb]when the sun comes out of [G]nowhere you can hear the birdies sing[F]
You're [A]the [G]bodysnatcher
Bridge
[C]I sold my soul for [Bb]something up [G]on Barford Hatches
[C]Twenty years [G]of lining down the tracks[C]
Mama said next time [Bb]you see the [G][C]bodysnatchers
Tell them all they'd [D]better get back[D]
Chorus
[G]You better get[Cm] back, get back, get back
[G]Better get back [Cm]you [Gm]bodysnatchers
[G]Better get back, get back, [Cm]get back
[Gm] [G]You better get back you [Cm][G]bodysnatchers
Instrumental
[D] [Gm] [Gm]
[Cm] [G]
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[D] [G]
Verse
[Bb]I guess if it was [E]up to me [G]I'd probably let you live
[Bb]But Mama, when you [A]cross her, [G]she's slower to forgive
[Bb]She'll stick you full [G]of pins and leave you bleeding like a sieve
For [C][G]bodysnatching
So [Bb]when you come around [Em]here you best [G]be waving something white
A [Am]pillowcase or a [G]handkerchief ought to get the message right
And [F]you oughta [Am]try not thieving [G]things in the middle of the night
[Bb]Don't be a bodysnatcher
Bridge
[C]I sold my soul for [Bb]something up [G]on Barford Hatches
[C]Twenty years [G]of lining down the tracks[C]
Mama said next time [Bb]you see the [G][C]bodysnatchers
Tell them all they'd [D]better get back[D]
Chorus
[G]You better get[Cm] back, get back, get back
[G]Better get back [Cm]you [Gm]bodysnatchers
[G]Better get back, get back, [Cm]get back
[Gm] [G]You better get back you [Cm][G]bodysnatchers
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