Chords for Cowboy Junkies - Powderfinger

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_ _ [Em] God!
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Look out mama, [C] there's a white boat coming [G] down the river.
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] Little baby red beacon and a flag, he's hanging.
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_ _ [C] [G] I _ _ think [C] you better call John, cause it don't look like they're [Bm] here to deliver _ [C] the mail.
_ [Bm] And it's less than a [Em] mile away, _ _ [Bm]
I hope they didn't [G] call to [Em] stay.
_ [Bm] It's got numbers on the side [C] and a gun that's [D] making big waves. _ _ _ _ _
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Daddy's gone, [C] my brother's out [G] hunting in the mountains. _ _ _ _ _
[C] Big John's been drinking since the river [G] took _ Camelot.
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[C] So the powers that be left me here to do all [Bm] the thinking.
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Then I just turned [G] [Em] 22, _ _ [Bm] I was wondering [Em] what to do.
The [Bm] closer they [Em] came, [C] the more [G] those [D] feelings grew. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Daddy's rifle in [C] my arms [G] felt reassuring.
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ He [C] told me red means run, some numbers [G] add up to nothing.
_ _ _ _ But [C] when that first shot hit the dock, [Bm] I saw it coming.
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There's a rifle to [Em] my eye, [Bm]
never stopped to [Em] warn why.
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Then I saw black [C] and my face [G] flashed in [D] the sky. _ _ _ _ _ _
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Shelter me from [C] the powder [G] and the finger.
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Cover me in the thoughts [G] that pull the trigger.
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] Just think of me as one [Bm] you never figured.
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fade away [Em] so young, _ [Bm] there's so much [Em] left undone.
_ [Bm] Remember me [Em] to my [C] love, I [D] know I'll miss her.
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