Giant Of Illinois
The Handsome FamilyVersion1
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The giant of Illinois died from a blister on his toe
After walking all day through the first winter snow
Throwing bits of stale bread to the la - ast speckled dove
He never even felt his shoe full of blood
Delirious with pain his bedroom walls began to glow
And he felt himself soaring up through falling snow
And the sky was a woman's arms
The sky was a woman's arms
A boy with a clubfoot that sat next to him in school
Once upon a summer's day then went wandering through the woods
They spotted a sleeping swan on the banks of a muddy stream
And they stormed it with rocks till it collapsed in the reeds
They lay out on the green lawn full of chocolate and lemonade
But under the blue bowl the giant was afraid
And the sky was a woman's arms...
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Readable chord sheet for Giant Of Illinois by The Handsome Family
[C] [G] [C] The [C]giant of [G]Illi[C]nois died from a [G]blister on his [Am]toe After [C]walking all [G]day through the [Am]first winter [F]snow [C]Throwing [G]bits of stale [C]bread to the la - [G]ast speckled [Am]dove He [C]never even [G]felt his [Am]shoe full of [F]blood De[C]lirious with [G]pain his bedroom [Am]walls began to [C]glow And he [F]felt himself soaring [C]up through falling [Am]snow And the [C]sky was a [G]woman's [Am]arms The [C]sky was a [G]woman's [C]arms A boy with a clubfoot that sat next to him in school Once upon a summer's day then went wandering through the woods They spotted a sleeping swan on the banks of a muddy stream And they stormed it with rocks till it collapsed in the reeds They lay out on the green lawn full of chocolate and lemonade But under the blue bowl the giant was afraid And the sky was a woman's arms...