Studying Stones
Ani DifrancoVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Chord 3 (Ch3) bm
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I am out here studying stones
Trying to learn to be less alive
Using all of my will
To keep very still
Ch3
Still even on the inside
I've cut all of the pertinent wires
So my eyes can't make that connection
I am holding my breath
I am feigning my death
Ch3
When I'm looking in your direction
'Course numb is an old hat
Old as my oldest memories
See that one's my mother
And that one's my father
Ch3
And that one in the hat, that's me
It's a skill I'd hoped to abandon
When I got out on the open road
But any more pent up emotion
Ch3
And I think I'm gonna explode
Ch3
There's never been an endeavor so strange
As trying to slow the blood in my veins
To keep my face blank
As a stone that just sank
Ch3
Until not a ripple remains
Ch3
I am high above the tree line
Sitting cross legged on the ground
When all of the forbidden fruit
has fallen and rotted
Ch3
That's when I'm gonna come down
'Course numb is an old hat
Old as my oldest memories
See that one's my mother
And that one's my father
Ch3
And that one in the hat, that's me
It's a skill I'd hoped to abandon
When I got out on the open road
But any more pent up emotion
Ch3
And I think I'm gonna explode
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Readable chord sheet for Studying Stones by Ani Difranco
Chord 3 (Ch3) bm
e|--2--------------2----------|
B|--0--------------0----------|
G|--0--------------4----------|
D|--0--------------0----------|
A|--2--------------2----------|
E|--2--------------2----------|
I am [Bm]out here studying stones
Trying to l[A]earn to be less alive
Using a[G]ll of my will
To keep[A] very still
[Bm] Ch3
Still even on the inside
I've cut a[Bm]ll of the pertinent wires
So my [A]eyes can't make that connection
I am [G]holding my breath
I am [A]feigning my death
[Bm] Ch3
When I'm looking in your direction
'Course [D]numb is an old hat
Old as my [C]oldest memories
See [G]that one's my mother
And [A]that one's my father
[Bm] Ch3
And that one in the hat, that's me
It's a [D]skill I'd hoped to abandon
When I [A]got out on the open road
But any more [C]pent up emotion
[A] Ch3
And I think I'm gonna explode
[Bm] Ch3
There's never been an endeavor so strange
As trying to s[A]low the blood in my veins
To [G]keep my face blank
As a [A]stone that just sank
[Bm] Ch3
Until not a ripple remains
[Bm] Ch3
I am high above the tree line
Sitting [A]cross legged on the ground
When [G]all of the forbidden fruit
has [A]fallen and rotted
[Bm] Ch3
That's when I'm gonna come down
'Course [D]numb is an old hat
Old as my [C]oldest memories
See [G]that one's my mother
And [A]that one's my father
[Bm] Ch3
And that one in the hat, that's me
It's a [D]skill I'd hoped to abandon
When I [A]got out on the open road
But any more [C]pent up emotion
[A] Ch3
And I think I'm gonna explode