Country Death Song Chords by Violent Femmes

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_ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ had me a wife, I had me some daughters I tried so hard, I never knew still waters
Nothing to eat and nothing to _ _ _ drink _ _ Nothing for a man to do but sit around and think
Nothing for a man to do but sit around and [Dm] think _ _ _
_ [Bm] So [D] I'm a-thinkin' and a [Dm]-thinkin' till there's nothing I ain't thunk
Breathin' in the stink, till [D] finally I stunk It was at that time, I swear I lost my _ _ _ _ _ mind
_ Started makin' plans to kill my own kind Started makin' [A] plans to [D] kill my own [Dm] _ kind _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] Come little daughter, I said you're the youngest one Put your coat on, we'll [A] have some fun [D] We'll go out to the mountains, the one to explore
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_ [D] _ _ Face it lit up, I'm standing by the door Face it lit up, [A]
I'm standing [D] by the door _ _ _ _
_ _ Come little daughter, I will carry the lanterns We'll go out tonight, we'll go to the caverns [D] We'll go out tonight, we'll go to the [Dm] _ caves _ _
_ [A] _ [D] Kiss your mother goodnight, and remember that God saves Kiss your mother goodnight, [A] and remember [D] that God saves _ _ _ _
_ I led her to a hole, a deep black well I said make a wish, make sure not to tell And close your eyes, dear, and count to seven _ _ _ _
[A] Know your papa [D] loves you, your children go to heaven Know your papa loves you, your children [D] go to heaven
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[D] gave her a push, I gave her a [B] shove I pushed with all my might, I pushed with all my love I threw my child into a bottomless pit _ _ _ _ _
She was screaming as she fell, but I never heard her hit She was [A] screaming as she [A] fell, but I never heard her hit
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_ [D] sat around, boys, to the tale that I [A] tell You wanna know how to take a short trip to hell It's guaranteed to get your own place [Dm] in hell
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[D] _ Take your lovely daughter [A] and push her in the well [D] Take your lovely daughter [A] and throw her in the well _ _ _ _ _
[D] Don't speak to me of lovers with a broken heart You wanna know what will really tear you [A] apart [D] I'm going out to the barn with a never [Dm] stopping pain
_ [A] _ _ I'm _ [D] going out to the barn to hang my selfish [Dm] head _ _ _ _
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