Powderfinger (2016 Remaster) Chords

[G] _ Look out, mama, [C] there's a white boat coming [G] up the river _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] With a big red beacon and a flag and a man on [G] the rail _ _ _ _ .
I think [C] you'd better call John.
Cause it don't look like [Bm] they're here to deliver the [C] mail _ .
And [B] it's less than a [C] mile away _ .
I [B] hope [Bm] they didn't [Em] come to [C] stay.
It's got [Bm] numbers on the side and [C] a gun and it's [G] taking [D] me away.
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[Bm] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
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_ Daddy's gone, [C] my brother's out hunting [G] in the _ mountain _ _ _ .
[C] Big John's been drinking since the river took _ .
[G] Emmylou.
So _ _ _ [C] the power is to be left here to [Em] do [Bm] the thinking.
[C] And _ _ _ [Bm] I just turned [C] 22.
_ I [B] was wondering what [C] to do _ .
[Bm] The closer they got, [C] the more those [D] feelings grew.
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ .
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[Bm] Daddy's _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
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_ _ rifle in [C] my hand felt [G] reassuring.
He _ _ _ told [C] me red means run, son, numbers add up to [G] nothing.
But _ _ when [C] the first shot hit the dock, I saw [Bm] it coming.
[C] Raised _ _ _ [Em].
my [Bm] rifle to [C] my eye.
[Bm] Never stopped to wonder [C] why _ .
[Bm] Then I saw a flag [C] in my face that's in [D] the sky.
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[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
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[E] _ [Bm] And _ [C] [G] it's a good _ _ .
[Bm] thing.
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Shelter me [C] from the power and [G] the finger _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] Cover me with the thought that pulled [G] the trigger _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] Just think of me as one you never [Bm] figured.
_ [C] We're _ _ _ .
[Bm] fade away so [C] young _ .
[Bm] So much left [C] undone _ _ .
[Bm] Remember me, you're [C] my _ _ [G] _ .
[D] longest serve.
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