Chords for Conor Oberst - The Rain Follows the Plow (Official Audio)

_ Straight _ away [Em] I learned to pray, [F] He preys upon [C] the sky _
You'll [F] go to heaven _ when [C] you die, _ But keep [G] that _ lake of fire [F] in mind
_ _ [G] Broke all the rules [Em] at _ Catholic school, [F] Turned to a lie of [C]
crime
_ When I [F] stole that _ _ [C] motorbike, _ I left [G] a trail _ of tears [F] _
behind
_ Had _ _ [G] casual sex, [C] smoked _ _ [F] cigarettes, Threw caution [G] to the [C]
wind
_ _ [Dm] Was a winding path, but [C] I always planned To [G] get back to you _ [F] again
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Till the ground [Em] need _ _ _ thunderclouds, [F] The rain _ follows the [C] plow
_ But it [F] was _ never as _ [C]
profound, As I [G] had _ wanted it [F] to be
The _ [G] _ _ birds, they sang [Em] the rites of spring [F] In _ summer's _ lazy [C] bore _
I _ [F] sat down to _ [C] enjoy a world [G] That's _ comfortable _ [F] and green
A _ _ red [G] feather hawk [C] and a [F] Celtic cross I pierced [G] into [C] my ear
_ No [Dm] _ matter where I [C] went, I meant To [G]
make my way [F] back here _
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_ Well, I don't [G] need God [C] or _ [F] common law To tell me [G] right [C] from wrong _ _
[Dm] Cause when you press [C] me to your chest [G] I know where I [F] belong _ _ _
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