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Lullaby For The Taken

Kimya Dawson
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
bombs  are dropping, smoke  fills the air
i  wanna duck and cover but i've  gotta stay out here
 'cause i know myself and if i  hole up in my room
i'll  be consumed by the doom and the gloom
 so i called john 'cause i know he knows sorrow
 he said "i'll be in the city tomorrow"
 so i go down and i watch him sing
 and the way he sings sends a chill right through me, yeah
 and now there's a mountain goat
 precariously balanced on the frog stuck in my throat
 it says "sometimes whispering's okay,
 but maybe you'd feel better if you screamed today"
the  lady took the baby
 i know  she loves the baby
 but the baby  has a daddy
 and his  daddy loves him too
 how could she take the baby?
maybe  she's gone crazy
she  won't share
 it's not fair
 there's nothing i can do
 tuesday night grandma curled up in my bed
 by wednesday morning my grandma was dead
 i was in charlotte, i took the bus home
 her shoes, watch, and teeth were still in my room
 and as i lay me down to sleep i felt her spirit rise up through me
 she said "i got to live a long eighty six years, dry your tears.
 i know it's hard but please let go so i can meet your grandpa in the undertow
 chin up girl, you've got to be strong, and know when you're singing i'm singing along"
 the lady took the baby
 i know she loves the baby
 but the baby has a daddy
 and his daddy loves him too
 how could she take the baby?
 maybe she's gone crazy
 she won't share
 it's not fair
 there's nothing i can do
 the lady took the baby
 i know she loves the baby
 but the baby has a daddy
 and his daddy loves him too
 how could she take the baby?
 maybe she's gone crazy
 she won't share
 it's not fair
 there's nothing i can do
 little bitty baby so far away
 we hope that you can come home soon
 when we're not together, now or ever
 always remember i love you
 little bitty baby so far away
 we hope that you can come home soon
 when we're not together, now or ever
 always remember i love you

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Readable chord sheet for Lullaby For The Taken by Kimya Dawson

[G]bombs are dropping, [C]smoke fills the air
[D]i wanna duck and cover but i've[G] gotta stay out here
'cause i know myself and if i[C] hole up in my room
[D]i'll be consumed by the doom and the gloom

so i called john 'cause i know he knows sorrow
he said "i'll be in the city tomorrow"
so i go down and i watch him sing
and the way he sings sends a chill right through me, yeah

and now there's a mountain goat
precariously balanced on the frog stuck in my throat
it says "sometimes whispering's okay,
but maybe you'd feel better if you screamed today"

[G]the lady took the baby
i [C]know she loves the baby
but the [D]baby has a daddy
and hi[G]s daddy loves him too

how could she take the baby?
[C]maybe she's gone crazy
[D]she won't share
it's not fair
there's nothing i can do

[And the rest it's pretty much the same! enjoy]

tuesday night grandma curled up in my bed
by wednesday morning my grandma was dead
i was in charlotte, i took the bus home
her shoes, watch, and teeth were still in my room

and as i lay me down to sleep i felt her spirit rise up through me
she said "i got to live a long eighty six years, dry your tears.
i know it's hard but please let go so i can meet your grandpa in the undertow
chin up girl, you've got to be strong, and know when you're singing i'm singing along"

the lady took the baby
i know she loves the baby
but the baby has a daddy
and his daddy loves him too
how could she take the baby?
maybe she's gone crazy
she won't share
it's not fair
there's nothing i can do

the lady took the baby
i know she loves the baby
but the baby has a daddy
and his daddy loves him too
how could she take the baby?
maybe she's gone crazy
she won't share
it's not fair
there's nothing i can do

little bitty baby so far away
we hope that you can come home soon
when we're not together, now or ever
always remember i love you

little bitty baby so far away
we hope that you can come home soon
when we're not together, now or ever
always remember i love you

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