Murphy's Song
Kevin DevineVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
D#maj
|--4-----6---8-----9-----6----4-----2-----4----1---1-----6---|
|--6-----7---9-----11----6----4-----2-----6----1---2-----8---|
|--5-----8---10----11----6----5-----3-----6----1---3-----8---|
|--6-----8---10----11----8----6-----4-----6----3---3-----8---|
|--4-----6---8-----9-----8----6-----4-----4----3---1-----6---|
|--4-----6---8-----9-----6----4-----2-----4----1---1-----6---|
(note: Kevin uses a lot of bar chords that can be simplified; for the most part, any
with an asterisk after it is the simplified version, when he chooses to specifically
it.)
SHORTHAND:
A quieter boat, dog's dying day
A bone in a bowl, a watery grave
See, I am a sailor, but I'm not so great
I keep fishin' for roadkill, passin' out on the waves
(repeat chords above)
A shimmering sea, stretched end to end
A shivering bowl, a flickering friend
See, that's Mr. Murphy, my leathery brave
He's whimpering "Taps" now, for his plank-walk parade
I've never been a joiner, no, I've quit every team I've been on
Now I'm crying in my coffee, that's not sea salt in my eyes
Cause me and Murphy, we have been through it, and I hate watching him die
(whistling) (repeat the pattern in the verse)
So I wait for my wisdom, like I wait for my wife
Like I wait for a story, helps me wait out the night
Like when I was an archer, but I couldn't shoot straight
I broke all of ma's windows, I poked holes through her drapes
And I laugh to myself, but I can't tell you why
The hung-over sun sneaks back in the sky
But Murphy went peaceful, he went decent and right
At least better than I will, when it's my turn to die
And I wear his collar on my wrist and I bury him down at the beach
No crying, no coffin, just a body in a hole
No praying, no singing, no saving any souls
The only thing I'm saving, yeah
Is a bone... inside... a bowl
(Note: at the end of the outro, Kevin plays Fmaj to F#m before ending on C#maj.)
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Readable chord sheet for Murphy's Song by Kevin Devine
[C#maj7] [Ebm] [Fm] [F#maj] [Bbm] [G#maj] [F#maj] [C#maj] [Fm] [Bbm] [D#maj] |--4-----6---8-----9-----6----4-----2-----4----1---1-----6---| |--6-----7---9-----11----6----4-----2-----6----1---2-----8---| |--5-----8---10----11----6----5-----3-----6----1---3-----8---| |--6-----8---10----11----8----6-----4-----6----3---3-----8---| |--4-----6---8-----9-----8----6-----4-----4----3---1-----6---| |--4-----6---8-----9-----6----4-----2-----4----1---1-----6---| (note: Kevin uses a lot of bar chords that can be simplified; for the most part, any with an asterisk [*] after it is the simplified version, when he chooses to specifically it.) SHORTHAND: A quieter [C#maj7]boat, dog's dying [Ebm]day A bone in a b[Fm]owl, a watery [F#maj]grave See, I am a s[Ebm]ailor, but I'm not so[C#maj7] great [Bbm] I keep fishin' for [D#m]roadkill[G#maj], passin' out on the [F#maj]waves [C#maj] (repeat chords above) A shimmering sea, stretched end to end A shivering bowl, a flickering friend See, that's Mr. Murphy, my leathery brave He's whimpering "Taps" now, for his plank-walk parade I've n[Fm]ever been a [A#m]joiner, no, I've [C#maj]quit every [G#maj]team I've been [D#maj]on Now I'm [F#maj]crying in my c[Bbm]offee, that's not s[F#maj]ea salt in my e[Bbm]yes Cause me and Mu[F#maj]rphy, we have been th[A#m]rough it, and I [F#maj]hate wat[G#maj]ching him [C#maj]die (whistling) (repeat the pattern in the verse) So I wait for my wisdom, like I wait for my wife Like I wait for a story, helps me wait out the night Like when I was an archer, but I couldn't shoot straight I broke all of ma's windows, I poked holes through her drapes And I laugh to myself, but I can't tell you why The hung-over sun sneaks back in the sky But Murphy went peaceful, he went decent and right At least better than I will, when it's my turn to die And I wear his collar on my wrist and I bury him down at the beach No crying, no coffin, just a body in a hole No praying, no singing, no saving any souls The only thing I'm saving, yeah Is a bone... inside... a bowl (Note: at the end of the outro, Kevin plays F