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by Alela Diane


Alela Diane - The Rifle

Capo 2
 :  002010
   :  032010
 :  020010
  :  022000

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Intro :
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I've been knockin' on that door in my sleep
                         
Fighting the fireplace glow
                             
Knockin' on that door in my sleep
                         
Fighting the fireplace glow
      
To keep me away

                  
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To keep me away from home

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Papa, get the rifle from its place above the French doors!
                     
They're comin' from the woods!
                        
Oh! They're comin' from the woods!
                  
And mama you're running too
                  
Oh! My mama, you're running too
               
Mama you're running too
                   
Oh! My mama, you're running too
                                               
Brother, I'm so sorry that you watched the paintings burn


                            
I've been holding onto the gold
                               
When letting go would free my hand
                                     
And I've been tying your tongue in a knot
                                     
Oh! I've been tying your tongue in a knot
         
To wrap this death
                                 
To wrap this death in a sheet


                                               
Papa, get the rifle from its place above the French doors!
                     
They're comin' from the woods!
                        
Oh! They're comin' from the woods!
                  
And mama you're running too
                  
Oh! My mama, you're running too
               
Mama you're running too
                   
Oh! My mama, you're running too
                                               
Brother, I'm so sorry that you watched the paintings burn


                                      /           
And I can't hide the dirty paths down that carpet anymore
                                         /          
No, no, I can't hide the dirty paths down that carpet anymore
                          
There were too many heavy boots
                          
There were too many heavy boots
                          
There were too many heavy boots
                          
There were too many big black boots
                          
And there were too many little brown shoes
                                 
Marching through


                          
So I'm counting it to the sky
                          
Oh! I'm counting it to the sky
                          
I'm counting it to the sky
                          
Oh! I'm counting it to the sky
               
Moving back, oh I'm
                           (strum)
Moving back to face the lack of home