Chords for There is a Fountain/It Don't Make Sense
Tempo:
114.7 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Gb
Eb
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [Gb]
There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from her veins,
and [Bb] sinners [Gb] plunged [Bb] beneath that [Gb] flood lose all their guilty
stains, lose all their guilty stains,
lose all their guilty stains,
and sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.
The simple white coffin was carried by three of Mary's
cousins and three of her young friends.
Several more friends volunteered to serve as pallbearers,
but they were deemed too small to shoulder the burden.
Recent heavy rains made the North [Bb] Georgia red clay soil
glow as Mary Fagan, just two months [Gb] shy of 14,
[Bb] was [Gb] laid to her final rest.
God forgive me [Eb] what I think.
[Gb]
God forgive [Ebm] me what I wish.
Right [Gb] now
Well, you must have known Mary pretty well.
Yes, I did.
Then this must be a mighty hard day for you.
Did you ever [Dm] hear her laugh when [Eb] she laughed?
You swore [Bb] you'd never cry [Fm] again.
Did you ever see [Dm] her smile?
[Eb] Her smile was like a glass [Bb] of lemonade.
And she said [Eb] funny things, and she wore pretty dresses,
and she liked [Gm] to see the pictures at the VFW [C] hall,
and she loved to [Eb] ride in swings, and she liked cotton candy,
but I think [Gm] she liked the pictures [F] best [Eb] of all.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] No, it don't [Eb] make sense [Bb] that she won't be [Gm] around.
[F] [Bb]
No, it don't [Eb] make sense to me [Bb] to put [Dm] her in the [Bb]
cold [Gm] and [Ab] lonely ground.
[Bb] And no, [F] it [Bb] don't make sense [Gm] the way the world [F] can [Bb] let [Gm] you fall.
Oh, I [Bb] swear it don't [Eb] make sense [Bb] at [Gb] all.
She had precious looks and a memory she's proud of.
[Eb] She had cots on her [Bb] fingers.
She would [Gm] guess me last, and she knew how to [Eb] read.
She would smoke a whole nun, and I can't believe [Gm] they took my [F] friend [Eb] away.
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
No, [F] it [Bb] don't make sense to [Eb] me [Bb] that she [F] would [Bb] not be there.
[Gm] When she laughed, you swore you'd never [Bb] cry again.
No, it [F] [Bb] don't [Eb] make sense to me.
[Bb] She laughed.
[F] [Dm] [Eb] [Gm]
[Ab]
[Bb] No, [F] it [Bb] don't make sense the way the sun [Dm] can [C] still burn down.
[Bb] No, [F] it don't [Eb] make sense to [Bb] [F] me.
God forgive me [C] what I think.
Tell me, son, you got any idea who it [F] was?
[Bb] [Gb]
God forgive me [Eb] what I [Gb] wish.
Right now, I don't know the [C] coward's [Gb] name.
I don't know the [C] bastard's [Gb] face.
But I swear I [F] doubt it, [Db] [F] cause she ain't never [B] gonna get [F] away with what she [B] done to Mary.
Let [Gb] her put [E] her [F] in [Gb]
[F] peace.
[Gb]
[C] Keep burning in the raging fire of [Gm] her womb.
[Gb]
Forgive me what I think.
[Bb]
[Gb]
[Bb] Forgive me what I wish.
Right now.
[Gb] [Bb] [Gb]
[Bb] [Gb] [Bb] [Gb]
[N]
There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from her veins,
and [Bb] sinners [Gb] plunged [Bb] beneath that [Gb] flood lose all their guilty
stains, lose all their guilty stains,
lose all their guilty stains,
and sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.
The simple white coffin was carried by three of Mary's
cousins and three of her young friends.
Several more friends volunteered to serve as pallbearers,
but they were deemed too small to shoulder the burden.
Recent heavy rains made the North [Bb] Georgia red clay soil
glow as Mary Fagan, just two months [Gb] shy of 14,
[Bb] was [Gb] laid to her final rest.
God forgive me [Eb] what I think.
[Gb]
God forgive [Ebm] me what I wish.
Right [Gb] now
Well, you must have known Mary pretty well.
Yes, I did.
Then this must be a mighty hard day for you.
Did you ever [Dm] hear her laugh when [Eb] she laughed?
You swore [Bb] you'd never cry [Fm] again.
Did you ever see [Dm] her smile?
[Eb] Her smile was like a glass [Bb] of lemonade.
And she said [Eb] funny things, and she wore pretty dresses,
and she liked [Gm] to see the pictures at the VFW [C] hall,
and she loved to [Eb] ride in swings, and she liked cotton candy,
but I think [Gm] she liked the pictures [F] best [Eb] of all.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] No, it don't [Eb] make sense [Bb] that she won't be [Gm] around.
[F] [Bb]
No, it don't [Eb] make sense to me [Bb] to put [Dm] her in the [Bb]
cold [Gm] and [Ab] lonely ground.
[Bb] And no, [F] it [Bb] don't make sense [Gm] the way the world [F] can [Bb] let [Gm] you fall.
Oh, I [Bb] swear it don't [Eb] make sense [Bb] at [Gb] all.
She had precious looks and a memory she's proud of.
[Eb] She had cots on her [Bb] fingers.
She would [Gm] guess me last, and she knew how to [Eb] read.
She would smoke a whole nun, and I can't believe [Gm] they took my [F] friend [Eb] away.
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
No, [F] it [Bb] don't make sense to [Eb] me [Bb] that she [F] would [Bb] not be there.
[Gm] When she laughed, you swore you'd never [Bb] cry again.
No, it [F] [Bb] don't [Eb] make sense to me.
[Bb] She laughed.
[F] [Dm] [Eb] [Gm]
[Ab]
[Bb] No, [F] it [Bb] don't make sense the way the sun [Dm] can [C] still burn down.
[Bb] No, [F] it don't [Eb] make sense to [Bb] [F] me.
God forgive me [C] what I think.
Tell me, son, you got any idea who it [F] was?
[Bb] [Gb]
God forgive me [Eb] what I [Gb] wish.
Right now, I don't know the [C] coward's [Gb] name.
I don't know the [C] bastard's [Gb] face.
But I swear I [F] doubt it, [Db] [F] cause she ain't never [B] gonna get [F] away with what she [B] done to Mary.
Let [Gb] her put [E] her [F] in [Gb]
[F] peace.
[Gb]
[C] Keep burning in the raging fire of [Gm] her womb.
[Gb]
Forgive me what I think.
[Bb]
[Gb]
[Bb] Forgive me what I wish.
Right now.
[Gb] [Bb] [Gb]
[Bb] [Gb] [Bb] [Gb]
[N]
Key:
Bb
Gb
Eb
F
Gm
Bb
Gb
Eb
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There is a fountain _ filled with blood drawn from her _ _ _ veins,
and [Bb] _ sinners [Gb] plunged [Bb] beneath that [Gb] flood lose all their guilty
_ _ stains, _ lose all their guilty _ _ stains, _
_ lose all their guilty _ stains,
_ and sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty _ stains.
The simple white coffin was carried by three of Mary's
cousins and three of her young friends.
Several more friends volunteered to serve as pallbearers,
but they were deemed too small to shoulder the burden.
Recent heavy rains made the North [Bb] Georgia red clay soil
glow as Mary Fagan, just two months [Gb] shy of 14,
[Bb] was [Gb] laid to her final rest.
_ God forgive me [Eb] what I think.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _
God forgive [Ebm] me what I wish.
Right _ [Gb] now_
Well, you must have known Mary pretty well.
Yes, I did.
Then this must be a mighty hard day for you. _
_ Did you ever [Dm] hear her laugh _ when [Eb] she laughed?
You swore _ [Bb] you'd never cry [Fm] again.
Did you ever see [Dm] her smile? _ _
[Eb] Her smile was like a glass [Bb] of lemonade.
_ _ _ And she said [Eb] funny things, and she wore pretty dresses,
and she liked [Gm] to see the pictures at the VFW [C] hall,
and she loved to [Eb] ride in swings, and she liked cotton candy,
but I think [Gm] she liked the pictures _ [F] best [Eb] of all.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] No, it don't [Eb] make sense _ _ [Bb] that she won't be [Gm] around.
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
No, it don't [Eb] make sense to me [Bb] to put [Dm] her in the [Bb]
cold [Gm] and [Ab] lonely _ ground.
_ _ _ [Bb] And no, [F] it [Bb] don't make sense [Gm] the way the _ world [F] can [Bb] let [Gm] you fall.
Oh, I [Bb] swear _ it don't [Eb] make sense _ _ [Bb] at [Gb] all. _
_ _ _ She had precious looks and a memory _ she's proud of. _ _
_ [Eb] _ She had cots on her [Bb] fingers.
She would [Gm] guess me last, _ _ _ _ and she knew how to [Eb] read.
She would smoke a whole nun, and I can't believe [Gm] they took my [F] friend [Eb] away. _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
No, [F] it [Bb] don't make sense to [Eb] me [Bb] that she [F] would [Bb] not be there.
[Gm] When she laughed, you swore you'd never [Bb] cry again.
No, it [F] [Bb] don't [Eb] make sense to me.
[Bb] She laughed.
_ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ No, [F] it [Bb] don't make sense the way the _ sun [Dm] can [C] still burn down. _
[Bb] No, _ [F] it don't [Eb] make sense to [Bb] [F] me.
God forgive me [C] what I think.
Tell me, son, you got any idea who it [F] was?
[Bb] _ [Gb]
God forgive me [Eb] what I [Gb] wish.
Right now, I don't know the [C] coward's [Gb] name. _
I don't know the [C] bastard's [Gb] face.
But I swear I [F] doubt it, _ _ [Db] _ [F] cause she ain't never [B] gonna get [F] away with what she [B] done to _ Mary.
_ Let [Gb] her put [E] her [F] in _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ peace.
_ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Keep burning in the raging fire of _ [Gm] her womb.
[Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Forgive me what I think.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Forgive me what I wish.
Right now.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ There is a fountain _ filled with blood drawn from her _ _ _ veins,
and [Bb] _ sinners [Gb] plunged [Bb] beneath that [Gb] flood lose all their guilty
_ _ stains, _ lose all their guilty _ _ stains, _
_ lose all their guilty _ stains,
_ and sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty _ stains.
The simple white coffin was carried by three of Mary's
cousins and three of her young friends.
Several more friends volunteered to serve as pallbearers,
but they were deemed too small to shoulder the burden.
Recent heavy rains made the North [Bb] Georgia red clay soil
glow as Mary Fagan, just two months [Gb] shy of 14,
[Bb] was [Gb] laid to her final rest.
_ God forgive me [Eb] what I think.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _
God forgive [Ebm] me what I wish.
Right _ [Gb] now_
Well, you must have known Mary pretty well.
Yes, I did.
Then this must be a mighty hard day for you. _
_ Did you ever [Dm] hear her laugh _ when [Eb] she laughed?
You swore _ [Bb] you'd never cry [Fm] again.
Did you ever see [Dm] her smile? _ _
[Eb] Her smile was like a glass [Bb] of lemonade.
_ _ _ And she said [Eb] funny things, and she wore pretty dresses,
and she liked [Gm] to see the pictures at the VFW [C] hall,
and she loved to [Eb] ride in swings, and she liked cotton candy,
but I think [Gm] she liked the pictures _ [F] best [Eb] of all.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] No, it don't [Eb] make sense _ _ [Bb] that she won't be [Gm] around.
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
No, it don't [Eb] make sense to me [Bb] to put [Dm] her in the [Bb]
cold [Gm] and [Ab] lonely _ ground.
_ _ _ [Bb] And no, [F] it [Bb] don't make sense [Gm] the way the _ world [F] can [Bb] let [Gm] you fall.
Oh, I [Bb] swear _ it don't [Eb] make sense _ _ [Bb] at [Gb] all. _
_ _ _ She had precious looks and a memory _ she's proud of. _ _
_ [Eb] _ She had cots on her [Bb] fingers.
She would [Gm] guess me last, _ _ _ _ and she knew how to [Eb] read.
She would smoke a whole nun, and I can't believe [Gm] they took my [F] friend [Eb] away. _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
No, [F] it [Bb] don't make sense to [Eb] me [Bb] that she [F] would [Bb] not be there.
[Gm] When she laughed, you swore you'd never [Bb] cry again.
No, it [F] [Bb] don't [Eb] make sense to me.
[Bb] She laughed.
_ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ No, [F] it [Bb] don't make sense the way the _ sun [Dm] can [C] still burn down. _
[Bb] No, _ [F] it don't [Eb] make sense to [Bb] [F] me.
God forgive me [C] what I think.
Tell me, son, you got any idea who it [F] was?
[Bb] _ [Gb]
God forgive me [Eb] what I [Gb] wish.
Right now, I don't know the [C] coward's [Gb] name. _
I don't know the [C] bastard's [Gb] face.
But I swear I [F] doubt it, _ _ [Db] _ [F] cause she ain't never [B] gonna get [F] away with what she [B] done to _ Mary.
_ Let [Gb] her put [E] her [F] in _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ peace.
_ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Keep burning in the raging fire of _ [Gm] her womb.
[Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Forgive me what I think.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Forgive me what I wish.
Right now.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _