Making Pies — Patty Griffin
Chords and lyrics for Making Pies by Patty Griffin (key of Am).
Intro
[Am] [F] [Am] [F] [Am]
Verse 1
[Am]It's not far, I can walk
[F]Down the block to Table Talk
[C]Close my eyes, make the pies all [G]day
[Am]Plastic cap on my hair
[F]I used to mind, now I don't care
[C]I used to mind, now I don't care 'cause I'm [G]gray
Chorus
[F]Did I show you this picture of my [C]nephew?
[F]Taken at his big birthday [C]surprise
[F]At my sister's house last [C]Sunday
[G]This is Monday and we're making pies
[Dm]I'm making pies, making [F]pies, [C]I-hi [G]hi [F]
Verse 2
[Am]Thursday nights I go and type
[F]Down the church with father Mike
[C]It gets me out and he ain't hard to like at [G]all
[Am]Jesus stares at me in my chair with his
[F]Big blue eyes and his honey brown hair and he's
[C]Looking at me way up there on the [G]wall
Chorus
[F]Did I show you this picture of my [C]sweetheart?
[F]Taken of us before the [C]war
[F]Of the Greek and his Italian [C]girl
[G]One Sunday at the shore
[F]We tied our ribbons to the fire [C]escape
[G]They were taken by the [F]birds
[C]Who flew home to the country
[G]As the bombs rained on the [F]world
Verse 3
[Am]5 a.m. here I am
[F]Walking the block to Table Talk
[C]You could cry or die or just make pies all [G]day
Outro
[Dm]I'm making pies, making [F]pies
[Dm]I'm making pies, making [F]pies [C] [G] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [Am]