Anchorless

[D] [B] [A] [B]

[D]They called [B]here to tell me
[D]That you’re [B]finally dying
[D]Thru a [B]veil of childish [A]cries [G]
Southern Manitoba
Prairies pulling at the
Pant-leg of your bad disguise

[G]So why were you so

[D]Anch[A]or[G]less
[D]A boat ab[A]andoned [G]in some backyard
Anchorless
The small town that you lived and died in

[D] [B] [A] [B]

Shoebox full of photos
Found a grainy mirror
Sunken cheeks and slender hands
Grocery lists and carbon
Copied letters offer
Silence for my small demands

Hey how’d you get so

Anchorless
A boat abandoned in some backyard
Anchorless
The small town that you lived and died in

[D]Got an armchair from your [A]family home  [G]
Got your p.g. wodehouse novels and your telephone
Got your plates and stainless steel
Got that way of never saying what you really feel

Anchorless
A boat abandoned in some backyard
Anchorless
The small town that you lived and died in

[D]Do[C#]n’t[B] w[A]an[G]t to live and die here
Don’t want to live and die here were we’re

Anchorless
Anchorless
Anchorless
The small towns that we live and die in
[D] [B] [A] [G]