Chords for Cowboy Junkies - Missing Children
Tempo:
135.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
Am
Em
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A] [Am]
[F]
[Em]
[Am] You'll less see them briefly, perhaps just one edition
The end of year photo stares out
You'll less see them briefly, [A] and it's muggin' [Am]
politicians
[A] [Am] Cuckot, their faces stare out
[A] [F] But for some their image still burns bright
[Em] Like the glow of a tiger or a [C] light [Am] switched off
Or once stared at with such intense concentration
[A] [Am]
[A] You'll less see [Am] them briefly, and it's idle conversation
[A] The puppet frozen body [Am] sucks
You'll less see them briefly, [A] and it's fever [Am] and degradation
[A] The dusty bloodied body is the land
But [F] for some their image still burns bright
[E] Like the glow of a [Em] tiger or a [G] light [A] switched off
Or [Am] once stared at with such intense concentration
[A] [F] And one shoulder and one arm
[Em] To twist the seams of thy arm
[F] When thy heart can't speak
[Em] What dread hands and what dread feet
[F] What the hammer, what the chain
[Em] In what pose was that rain
[F] What the ember, what dread [Em] craft
Dare its [G] deadly telegraph
[Am]
[A] [Am]
[A] You'll less see them [Em] briefly, and it's shame and [Am] flagellation
[D] [A] Their end of year [Am] photos stare out
[A]
[F] When the stars threw down their spears
[Em] And watered heaven with their tears
[F] Did he smile, his book to see
[Em] Did he who made the land of thee
[A] You'll less [Am] see them briefly, than reach to change the station
[D] [A] The frozen puppet [Am] basin [E] [Am] stare out
[F]
[Em]
[Am] You'll less see them briefly, perhaps just one edition
The end of year photo stares out
You'll less see them briefly, [A] and it's muggin' [Am]
politicians
[A] [Am] Cuckot, their faces stare out
[A] [F] But for some their image still burns bright
[Em] Like the glow of a tiger or a [C] light [Am] switched off
Or once stared at with such intense concentration
[A] [Am]
[A] You'll less see [Am] them briefly, and it's idle conversation
[A] The puppet frozen body [Am] sucks
You'll less see them briefly, [A] and it's fever [Am] and degradation
[A] The dusty bloodied body is the land
But [F] for some their image still burns bright
[E] Like the glow of a [Em] tiger or a [G] light [A] switched off
Or [Am] once stared at with such intense concentration
[A] [F] And one shoulder and one arm
[Em] To twist the seams of thy arm
[F] When thy heart can't speak
[Em] What dread hands and what dread feet
[F] What the hammer, what the chain
[Em] In what pose was that rain
[F] What the ember, what dread [Em] craft
Dare its [G] deadly telegraph
[Am]
[A] [Am]
[A] You'll less see them [Em] briefly, and it's shame and [Am] flagellation
[D] [A] Their end of year [Am] photos stare out
[A]
[F] When the stars threw down their spears
[Em] And watered heaven with their tears
[F] Did he smile, his book to see
[Em] Did he who made the land of thee
[A] You'll less [Am] see them briefly, than reach to change the station
[D] [A] The frozen puppet [Am] basin [E] [Am] stare out
Key:
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Am
Em
F
D
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Am
Em
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ You'll less see them briefly, _ _ perhaps just one edition
_ The end of year photo stares out _ _ _
_ _ _ You'll less see them briefly, _ [A] and it's muggin' _ [Am] _
politicians
[A] _ [Am] _ _ Cuckot, their faces _ stare out _ _ _
_ [A] [F] But for some their image still burns bright
[Em] Like the glow of a tiger or a [C] light [Am] switched off
Or once stared at with such intense _ _ concentration
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ You'll less see [Am] them briefly, and it's idle _ conversation
_ [A] The puppet frozen body [Am] sucks _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You'll less see them briefly, _ [A] and it's fever [Am] and degradation
_ [A] The dusty _ bloodied body is the land
_ But _ _ _ [F] for some their image still burns bright
[E] Like the glow of a [Em] tiger or a [G] light [A] switched off
Or [Am] once stared at with such intense _ concentration
_ [A] _ [F] And one shoulder and one arm
[Em] To twist the seams of thy arm
[F] When thy heart _ can't speak
[Em] What dread hands and what dread feet
[F] What the hammer, what the chain
[Em] In what pose was that rain
[F] What the ember, what dread [Em] craft
Dare its [G] deadly _ telegraph
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ You'll less see them [Em] briefly, and it's shame and _ [Am] flagellation
_ [D] [A] Their end of year _ [Am] photos stare out
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [F] When the stars threw down their spears
[Em] And watered heaven with their tears
[F] Did he smile, his book to see
[Em] Did he who made the land of thee
[A] You'll less [Am] see them briefly, _ than reach to change the station
_ [D] [A] The frozen puppet [Am] basin [E] _ [Am] stare out _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ You'll less see them briefly, _ _ perhaps just one edition
_ The end of year photo stares out _ _ _
_ _ _ You'll less see them briefly, _ [A] and it's muggin' _ [Am] _
politicians
[A] _ [Am] _ _ Cuckot, their faces _ stare out _ _ _
_ [A] [F] But for some their image still burns bright
[Em] Like the glow of a tiger or a [C] light [Am] switched off
Or once stared at with such intense _ _ concentration
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ You'll less see [Am] them briefly, and it's idle _ conversation
_ [A] The puppet frozen body [Am] sucks _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You'll less see them briefly, _ [A] and it's fever [Am] and degradation
_ [A] The dusty _ bloodied body is the land
_ But _ _ _ [F] for some their image still burns bright
[E] Like the glow of a [Em] tiger or a [G] light [A] switched off
Or [Am] once stared at with such intense _ concentration
_ [A] _ [F] And one shoulder and one arm
[Em] To twist the seams of thy arm
[F] When thy heart _ can't speak
[Em] What dread hands and what dread feet
[F] What the hammer, what the chain
[Em] In what pose was that rain
[F] What the ember, what dread [Em] craft
Dare its [G] deadly _ telegraph
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ You'll less see them [Em] briefly, and it's shame and _ [Am] flagellation
_ [D] [A] Their end of year _ [Am] photos stare out
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [F] When the stars threw down their spears
[Em] And watered heaven with their tears
[F] Did he smile, his book to see
[Em] Did he who made the land of thee
[A] You'll less [Am] see them briefly, _ than reach to change the station
_ [D] [A] The frozen puppet [Am] basin [E] _ [Am] stare out _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _