To the Dogs or Whoever — Josh Ritter
Chords and lyrics for To the Dogs or Whoever by Josh Ritter (key of E).
Verse 1
by Josh Ritter
interpreted by Matt Rowley
Chords
[E] [G#m] [C#m] [A] [B]
[E....]
[E]Deep in the belly of a whale I found her
[G#m]Down with the deep blue jail around her
[C#m]Running her hands through the ribs of the dark
[A]Florence and Calamity and Joan of Arc
[E]I love the way she looks in her underwear
[G#m]I lose my page in the book then the plot then I swear
[C#m]She makes the most of her time loving me plenty
[A]She knows there'll come a day when I [B]won't be gettin' any
[E]The stain of the sepia the butcher Crimea
Through the [G#m]wreck of a brass band I thought I could see her
In a [C#m]cakewalk she came through the dead and the lame
[A]Just a little bird floatin' on a [B]hurricane
[E]I was flat on my back, my feet in the thorns
[G#m]I was in between the apples and the chloroform
[C#m]She came to me often, I was sure I was dying,
[A]It was always hard to tell if she was [B]laughing or crying
[E]I thought I heard somebody [G#m]callin'
In the [A]dark, I thought I [B]heard somebody [E]call.
[E]Joan never cared about the in-betweens
[G#m]Combed her hair with a blade did the Maid of Orleans
[C#m]Said Christ walked on water, we can wade through the war
[A]You don't need to tell me who the [B]fire is for
[E]O bring me the love that can sweeten a sword
[G#m]A boat that can love the rocks or the shore
[C#m]The love of an iceberg reachin' out for the wreck
[A]Can you love me like the crosses love the [B]nape of the neck?
Keyboard Interlude
[E]Was it Casey Jones, or the Casey at the bat
[G#m]Who died outta pride and got famous for that
[C#m]Killed by a swerve laid low by the curve
[A]Do you ever think they ever thought they [B]got what they deserved?
[E]Don't pity the bully, pity the man
[G#m]Who both found their place in the same sad plan
[C#m]It wasn't like the barrell goin' over the falls
[A]Crying all the way down I never [B]asked to be involved
[E]I though I heard somebody [G#m]callin'
In the [A]dark, I thought I [B]heard somebody [E]call.
Keyboard Interlude
[E]General George began the day by drinking pink little pills
[G#m]Sent his men to the top of some helluva hill
[C#m]Through the whisper of trees came artillery breeze
[A]He said I love they way the wind comes [B]a-ticklin' my knees
[E]Jane shot the apple right between the eyes
[G#m]I was thinking of her when you came outside
[C#m]Lemonade on your breath, sun in your hair
[A]Did I mention how I love you in your [B]underwear?
[E]Deep in the belly of a whale I found her
[G#m]Down with the deep blue jail around her
[C#m]Runnin her hands throuhg the ribs in the dark
[A]Florence and Calamity and Joan[B] of Arc
[E]I though I heard somebody [G#m]callin'
In the [A]dark, I thought I [B]heard somebody [E]call.
[E]I though I heard somebody [G#m]callin'
In the [A]dark, I thought I [B]heard somebody [E]call.
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