Chords for Allen Ginsberg - Dont Grow Old VII (Father Death Blues)
Tempo:
113.325 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
D#
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
And my father died of cancer, peacefully and philosophically.
And I was in Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado, at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics.
I had just left, thinking he'd last [C#] the summer.
[Dm]
He passed [D#] away peacefully and suddenly.
So I flew back the next [C] day to the funeral.
[F#] And [D#] on the plane, wrote a trinity, or Father Death [A] Blues.
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
Don't cry [D] anymore, Mama's there underneath the floor.
[A] Brother Death, [E] please mind [A] the store.
Old Auntie Death, don't hide your bones.
[D] Old Uncle Death, I hear your groans.
[A] Oh Sister Death, [E] how sweet [A] your moans.
Oh Children Death, go breathe your breaths.
[D]
Sobbing breasts, so ease your deaths.
[A] Pain is gone, [E] tears take [A] a rest.
Genius Death, your art is done.
[D]
Lover Death, your body's gone.
[A] Father Death, [E] I'm coming [A] home.
Guru Death, your words are true.
[D] Teacher Death, I do thank you.
[A] For inspiring me [E] to sing this [A] blues.
Buddha Death, I wake with you.
[D] Dharma Death, your mind is new.
[A] Sangha Death, [E] we'll work it [A] through.
Suffering is what was born.
[D]
Ignorance made me forlorn.
[A] Tearful truths [E] I cannot [A] scorn.
Father Breath, once more farewell.
[D]
Birth you gave was no thing ill.
[A] My heart is still, [E] as time will [A] tell. Mmmmm.
[D]
Mmmmm.
[A]
Mmmmm.
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A] Guru Death, your words are true.
[D]
Teacher Death, I do thank you.
[A] For inspiring [E] me to sing [A] this blues.
Father Breath, once more farewell.
[D]
Birth you gave was no thing ill.
[A] My heart is still, [E] as time will [A] tell.
[N]
And I was in Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado, at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics.
I had just left, thinking he'd last [C#] the summer.
[Dm]
He passed [D#] away peacefully and suddenly.
So I flew back the next [C] day to the funeral.
[F#] And [D#] on the plane, wrote a trinity, or Father Death [A] Blues.
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
Don't cry [D] anymore, Mama's there underneath the floor.
[A] Brother Death, [E] please mind [A] the store.
Old Auntie Death, don't hide your bones.
[D] Old Uncle Death, I hear your groans.
[A] Oh Sister Death, [E] how sweet [A] your moans.
Oh Children Death, go breathe your breaths.
[D]
Sobbing breasts, so ease your deaths.
[A] Pain is gone, [E] tears take [A] a rest.
Genius Death, your art is done.
[D]
Lover Death, your body's gone.
[A] Father Death, [E] I'm coming [A] home.
Guru Death, your words are true.
[D] Teacher Death, I do thank you.
[A] For inspiring me [E] to sing this [A] blues.
Buddha Death, I wake with you.
[D] Dharma Death, your mind is new.
[A] Sangha Death, [E] we'll work it [A] through.
Suffering is what was born.
[D]
Ignorance made me forlorn.
[A] Tearful truths [E] I cannot [A] scorn.
Father Breath, once more farewell.
[D]
Birth you gave was no thing ill.
[A] My heart is still, [E] as time will [A] tell. Mmmmm.
[D]
Mmmmm.
[A]
Mmmmm.
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A] Guru Death, your words are true.
[D]
Teacher Death, I do thank you.
[A] For inspiring [E] me to sing [A] this blues.
Father Breath, once more farewell.
[D]
Birth you gave was no thing ill.
[A] My heart is still, [E] as time will [A] tell.
[N]
Key:
A
D
E
D#
C#
A
D
E
And my father died of cancer, _ peacefully and philosophically. _
And I was in Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado, at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics.
I had just left, thinking he'd last [C#] the summer.
[Dm] _
He passed [D#] away peacefully and suddenly.
So I flew back the next [C] day to the funeral.
[F#] And [D#] on the plane, wrote a trinity, _ or Father _ Death [A] Blues. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Don't cry _ _ [D] anymore, _ _ Mama's there underneath the floor.
[A] Brother Death, [E] please mind [A] the store. _
_ Old Auntie Death, don't hide your bones.
[D] Old Uncle Death, I hear your groans.
[A] Oh Sister Death, [E] how sweet [A] your _ moans. _
Oh Children Death, go breathe your breaths.
[D] _
Sobbing breasts, so ease your deaths.
_ [A] _ Pain is gone, _ [E] tears _ take [A] a rest. _ _
Genius Death, _ your art is done.
_ [D] _
Lover Death, _ your body's gone.
_ _ [A] Father Death, [E] I'm coming [A] home.
_ _ _ Guru Death, _ your words are true.
_ [D] Teacher _ Death, I do thank you.
[A] For inspiring me [E] to sing this [A] _ blues.
_ Buddha Death, I wake with you.
[D] _ Dharma Death, your mind is new.
_ [A] _ Sangha Death, [E] we'll work it [A] through. _
_ Suffering is what was born.
_ [D] _ _
Ignorance made me forlorn.
_ [A] _ Tearful truths [E] I cannot [A] scorn. _
_ Father Breath, once more farewell.
_ [D] _
Birth you gave was no thing ill.
[A] My heart is still, [E] as time will [A] tell. _ _ _ _ Mmmmm. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ Mmmmm. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Mmmmm.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Guru _ Death, your words are _ true.
[D]
Teacher _ Death, I do thank you.
[A] For inspiring [E] me to sing [A] this _ blues. _
Father Breath, once more farewell.
_ _ [D] _
Birth you gave was no thing ill.
_ [A] My heart is still, [E] as time will [A] tell. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
And I was in Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado, at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics.
I had just left, thinking he'd last [C#] the summer.
[Dm] _
He passed [D#] away peacefully and suddenly.
So I flew back the next [C] day to the funeral.
[F#] And [D#] on the plane, wrote a trinity, _ or Father _ Death [A] Blues. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Don't cry _ _ [D] anymore, _ _ Mama's there underneath the floor.
[A] Brother Death, [E] please mind [A] the store. _
_ Old Auntie Death, don't hide your bones.
[D] Old Uncle Death, I hear your groans.
[A] Oh Sister Death, [E] how sweet [A] your _ moans. _
Oh Children Death, go breathe your breaths.
[D] _
Sobbing breasts, so ease your deaths.
_ [A] _ Pain is gone, _ [E] tears _ take [A] a rest. _ _
Genius Death, _ your art is done.
_ [D] _
Lover Death, _ your body's gone.
_ _ [A] Father Death, [E] I'm coming [A] home.
_ _ _ Guru Death, _ your words are true.
_ [D] Teacher _ Death, I do thank you.
[A] For inspiring me [E] to sing this [A] _ blues.
_ Buddha Death, I wake with you.
[D] _ Dharma Death, your mind is new.
_ [A] _ Sangha Death, [E] we'll work it [A] through. _
_ Suffering is what was born.
_ [D] _ _
Ignorance made me forlorn.
_ [A] _ Tearful truths [E] I cannot [A] scorn. _
_ Father Breath, once more farewell.
_ [D] _
Birth you gave was no thing ill.
[A] My heart is still, [E] as time will [A] tell. _ _ _ _ Mmmmm. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ Mmmmm. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Mmmmm.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Guru _ Death, your words are _ true.
[D]
Teacher _ Death, I do thank you.
[A] For inspiring [E] me to sing [A] this _ blues. _
Father Breath, once more farewell.
_ _ [D] _
Birth you gave was no thing ill.
_ [A] My heart is still, [E] as time will [A] tell. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _