Chords for Folk Alley Sessions: Anna Tivel - "Black Umbrella"

_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ Under a [G] black umbrella [Am] you were keeping to [Bb]
yourself
And [F] the rain came [Gm] down like diamonds [Am] on the sidewalk where [Bb] you stood
_ [F] Another [G] lonely town [A] across the endless [Bb] Bible Belt
[F] Nothing big [C] enough for headlines [A] ever happened [Bb] here until [F] today
_ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] And looking [Gm] like a stranger [Am] in your older [Bb] brother's coat
[Fm] You were watching [G] from the corner [A] as the day [Bb] slowly [F] unfolded
A ringing [Gm] bell against the [A] door, a frank [Bb] savings and loan
[F] And you saw [Gm] it all, the teller [Am] ducking down, the [Gm] gun explode
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] And [Gm] like an old bronze [Am] statue you were frozen [Bb] there in place
[F] One man [Gm] slumped on the counter [A] while the other [Bb] filled a pillow [F] case
And [Gm] suddenly your feet [Am] were running rain [Bb] all in your face
[F] Across the [G] street, [Gm] the ringing [A] bell, the door, the [Bb] engine [F] roaring
_ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] And blood [Gm] was on the floor, [A] the teller reaching [Bb] out his hand
[F] And you felt [Gm] his pulse, you called [Am] for help, you tried [Bb] to stop the [F] bleeding
And [Gm] sirens on the [A] boulevard, a rush [Bb] of blue motion
[F] Like a wave [Gm] came on, their [Am] weapons drawn, the [Bb] teller's soldiers [F] leaving
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _
_ [F] And [Gm] hands over your head [A] they said and you [Bb] tried to tell the [F] truth
The pillow [C] case, the [Am] getaway, the car, the [Bb] blood and you
[F] And your [Gm] older brothers called [Am] your stocking hat [Bb] and worn out shoes
[F] But to them you [Gm] were just some [A] punk kid cracked [Bb] out and skipping [F] school
_ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] And [Gm] anger like a [A] freighter pulling punches [Bb] in your head
[F] And you tried to [G] push your way [Am] past all the [Bb] uniforms and the dead [F] man
And they pulled [Gm] you to the ground, your [Am] face pressed on [Bb] the wet cement
[F] Like an [Gm] animal spread equal, [A] the [Am] umbrella [Bb] in your [F] waistband
_ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _
[F] And guns, [Gm] somebody cried and you [A] kicked your legs and [Bb] broke the window
[F] In a chaos [Gm] of confusion, [Am] raining glass like [Bb] diamonds loosed
And [F] you were on your [Gm] feet again and [Am] then a bullet [Bb] danced right through [F] you
And the ground [Gm] came up like some [A] great flood and then [Bb] you were not moving
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] Under a [Gm] black umbrella you [Am] were [Bb] keeping to yourself
[F] And the rain [Gm] came down like diamonds [A] on the sidewalk [Bb] where you fell
_ [F] And nothing [Gm] in the headlines [A] even mentioned [Bb] you at all
[Fm] Just a [Dm] corner [Gm] note about a [A] cracked out kid who [Bb] broke the law _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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