The October Country

© 2008-9 Naomi Rivkis and Steve Savitzky

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A E A
\M: H ave you ever seen the f airies d ance?
A E
\M: Gr ease in their hair and black leather p ants,
A D
\M: K icking up their heels, thr owing back their heads,
A E
\M: B umping into trees like drunken k ids,
A E A
\M: L egs and arms all  over the pl ace
D E E7 A
\N: N othing you'd ever call st yle  or g race.
A D
\M: St ill, if ever you g et the chance
A E A
\M: You m ight as well go and see the f airies d ance.


A E A
\S: H ave you ever heard the gr iffin sp eak?
A E
\S: With a pl ug of tobaccy stuffed in his ch eek
A D
\S: He's  often huffy and h ard to please
A E
\S: And his c ussing could peel the bark off tre es.
A E A
\M: He'll t ell you more than your m ama kn ows
D E E7 A
\S: Why the w idow bites, \M: how the  pop py gr ows,
A D
\N: Best  pack a lunch. It'll t ake a week,
A E A
\S: But  anyhow, go and hear the gr iffin sp eak.
BRIDGE:
DA G
\S: L eft at the traffic light, r ight at the store,
Dm Am Em7
\S: U nderneath the broken heart,  over the w ar.
Am Dm
\N: It's a d ifferent picture though you've f ound the frame,
Am G Am Em
\N: And the s ong never d oes rem ain the s ame.
Am Em7
\M: N ot for the grown are the  airs and grasses,
Am G Am
\M: Sw eet summer daisies, br ight-faced l asses.
Am Dm
\N: T ake the flytrap and the t arnished face,
C G Em7 Am
\S: You can g o back ag ain   but it's a d ifferent pl ace.
Am Em Am
\N: H ave you ever seen the pl ayground d ark,
Am Dm Em
\N: Sh adows and leaves blowing r ound the  park
Am Dm
\N: The sw ings and castles looks st ained and small
Am E
\N: And the s ecret tunnel isn't there at  all.
Am Dm
\N: L ift up the shadow-curtain, f ind the key
Am C Em
\N: You'll s ee what your eyes have l earned to s ee.
Am Em
\N: It's an  ugly magic \NS: but it's g ot the spark
Am F E Am
\A: And it's st ill there waiting     when the pl ayground's d ark.

CODA
DA G
\M: T ime is subtle as a s idelong glance
E C A
\M: But c ome with me to see the f airies d ance.
DA G
\MN: T ime is subtle as a s idelong glance
Em F E Am
\A: But c ome with me     to watch the f airies d ance.