Lullaby For The Taken
Kimya DawsonVersion1
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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