Milk Thistle Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][Bm][C][G][C][D][Em]
[C][D]

[Verse 1]
[C]Milk Thistle,
[Bm]milk Thistle
[C]Let me dow[D]n slo[G]w
[C]Help me go [D]slo[Em]w
I've [C]been carrying [D]on
I'm [G]not

[Verse 2]
[C]scared of nothing[G]
I'll [C]go pound for pound
[G]I kee[C]p death on my [G]mind
Like [C]a heavy c[D]rown
[G]If I go

[Verse 3]
[C]to hea[G]ven I'll be [C]bored as hell
[D]Like a l[G]itt[C]le baby at[G] the [Am]bottom of a well

[Interlude 1]
[G]

[Verse 4]
[C]Fair child, fai[Bm]r child
[C]How are[D] you man?
[G]Did you[C] fix[D] tha[Em]t store front?
Did [C]you start that band?

[Verse 5]
[D]Don't be [C]scared of nothing[G]
You [C]go pound for pound
[G]You bri[C]ng peace to mid[G]night
Like [C]a spotted o[D]wl
[G]I'll be

[Verse 6]
[C]rooting for [D]you like [G]my [C]favorite tea[D]m
[C]If somebody [D]sweats you,
[Am]you just point them out to me

[Interlude 2]
[G][Am]

[Verse 7]
All [Am]the sights and [B]sounds
This little world's too
crowded now
And there's [C]only [D]one way

[Interlude 3]
out
[G][Am]

[Verse 8]
[Am]An elevator [B]ride,
Through the tunnel, towards the light
[C]And I'm [D]nowhere [G]bound[C][G]
Keep going [C]up [B]and [D]down
[C]Up [G]and down

[Verse 9]
[C]Newspaper, new[Bm]spaper
[C]Can't tak[D]e no more
[G]You're her[C]e eve[D]ry morning[Em]
[C]Waiting at my [D]door

[Verse 10]
[C]I'm just trying [G]to kiss you
And [C]you stab my [G]eyes
Make [C]me blue [G]forever
Like [C]an island [D]sky

[Verse 11]
[C]And I'm not pre[D]tending that [C]it's all OK
[D]Just let[C] me have my coffee[D]
before [Am]you take away the day

[Interlude 4]
[G]

[Verse 12]
[C]Lazarus, Laz[Bm] arus
[C]Why all the[D] tears?
[G]Did you[C]r faithful[D] chauffeu[Em]r
[C]Just disappear?

[Verse 13]
[D]What a l[C]onesome feel[G]ing
[C]To be waiting round
[G]Like som[C]e washed up act[G]ress
[C]In a tinsel [D]town

[Verse 14]
Be[C]fore the re[D]cord I'd come
[C]pick you[D] up
[C]We'll head for the ocean
[D]Just say[Am] when you've

[Interlude 5]
had enough
[G][Am]

[Verse 15]
All the [Am]light and [B]sound
This little world's too fragile
now
And there's [C]only [D]one way

[Interlude 6]
out
[G][Am]

[Verse 16]
But if you [Am]let me [B]slide
I'll do my best to make things right
And I'm [C]nowhere [D]bou[Bm]nd[G][C][G]
Just going [C]up [B]and [D]down
[C]Up [G]and down

[Verse 17]
[C]Milk Thistle, mil[Bm]k Thistle
[C]Let me dow[D]n slo[G]w
[C]Just help [D]me go [Em]slow
[C]I've been hurrying [D]on

[Verse 18]
[C]I was poised [G]for greatness
[C]I was down [G]and out
I [C]keep death at my [G]heels
Like [C]a Bassett h[D]ound

[Verse 19]
If [C]I go [D]to heaven [G]I'll be [C]bored as hell
[D]Like a c[C]rying baby[D] at the
[Am]bottom of a well

[Outro 1]
[G][C][G]