Cinders Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]This little cloud,
With it's [Bbaug]papery lungs,
Went up [Bb]in cinders at it's
[Edim]first br[Em]eath
It couldn't hold [G]the light from the [Gm]prairie
[Bbaug]fire burning brig[Bb]htly below.

[Verse 2]
[Em]Gang[G]ling, brea[Bbaug]thing hard,
the fawn,
[Bb]She took a cautious [Em]step then spilled [G]full
frame into the [Bbaug]kitchenette
Feet slip[Bb]pery [Em]from the ash.

[Verse 3]
The glass [G]snake cut [Bbaug]the ash
Carved ribbons [Bb]around the
[Em]smolderings
Only to tie [G]a knot at my [Bbaug]feet
in a [Bb]pool [Em]of gasoline.

[Verse 4]
The pines [G]went up with [Bbaug]a "hush"
[Bb]Then slow- burned, [Em]whimpering.
I was a flurry of cinder[G]s pulled in
[Bbaug]ribbons from t[Gb]he car.[Bbaug]
[Bb]You were tiny anch[F]ors at my slee[Gb]ve.[G]

[Outro 1]
[D][G][Gb][Bb][F][Em]
[F][E][F][E][Eb][D]
[G][Gb][Bbaug][Bb][F]
[Em][F][Fm][F][E][Eb]
[D][G][F#][Bbaug][F#][Bbaug][Bb][F]
[Em][Fm][Eaug][E][Em][C][Fm][Eb]
[D][A][Ebdim]