Baltimore Chords by Lyle Lovett

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_ [A] I know I've seen this place [Em] before
_ _ _ [G] Lord can't you hear me [Em] _ _ screaming? _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] As a young man [Em] long ago, [E] _ _ _ _
[A] I was 21
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] And I know I've [E] seen this house before _ _
[D] with people all [Em] around _ _
With _ _ my [D] baby cousin [Em] on the floor and _ _ [A] mama in the [E] kitchen _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And [G] a woman _ [F#m] [E] lies upon the bed, _
[G] but I think she [D] must be [Em] dying _
_ _ _ _ _ And [G]
I [D] recall _ the [E] words she [Em] said _ _ [E] _ [A] as she began [E] to cry _ _ _ _
_ [A#] She begs son, [D] please don't go [E] to Baltimore
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G]
And leave [D] me where [Em] I'm at _ _
_ _ for you [D] well son
_ But [Em] I no _ more
_ _ [A] walk among the living
[Em] _ _ _ And _ _ _ if you go [E] to Baltimore
_ _ _ [G] Then I'll see you in [Em] _ heaven _ _
And _ [G] as you [D] breathe _ _
[A] _ I'll [Em] breathe no more _ _ [A] _ _ and [G] I will [Em] surely die _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Well, you know I went to Baltimore [E] Baltimore
_ [G] So confident and [E] wise _ _ _ [G] and as I breathe
_ She [Em] _
breathed [E] no _ more
_ [A] _ _
[G] And she did _ surely [Em] die
_ _ _ And [G] now as I [D] lie _ [Em] upon my bed _
[G] I pray I [Em] must be _ dreaming
_ _ _ [G] with [D] faces _ all [Em] around my _
_ _ _ [A] And strangers at my [Em] door
_ And _ _
[G] a woman's [D] voice [Em] calls out to me
_ Bring [D] unto you your _ [Em] _ children _ _
And let [D] them see _ [Em] these things you _ see
_ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] Hear the words [E] you say
_ _ _ _ [G] _
Beg them to go to [Em] _ Baltimore _ and [D] leave you where you're [Em] at _
_ _ _ _ [G] Just like [D] you did
[Em] one time before
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] When you were [E] 21
_ [G] _ And _ _ _ [D] if they go [Em] to Baltimore
_ _ _ [G] Then I'll [D] see you [Em] in heaven _ _ _ _
_ And _ _ _ [D] as they breathe
_ You [E] breathe no more _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ You [G] will _ [E] surely die _ _ _ _ _
And I know [D] I've seen this [Em] place before
_ _ Lord, [D] can't you hear [Em] me _ screaming? _ _ _ _
[G] And if I [D] should
_ [Em] _ _
Awaken
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] Answer me [Em] my plea
_ _ _ _ _ [G] What makes [D] the Sun [Em] set in the West [G] and birds [D] fly [Em] in the sky
_ _ And [G] what makes a [D] woman [Em] beat _ her breast
_ _ When [A] her children [G]
start [E] to cry
[Em] _ _ _
And [G] what makes those [E] little ones grow
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A]
To _ [D] find [Em] eternity _ _
_ _ _ _ And [G] what takes the [D] wise _ _ _ and [Em] _ leaves behind _ _ _
_ _ A _ _ [A] _ _
_ foolish [G] one _ like _ _ _ [A] _ _ me _
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