| G | D | C | G | |
| Back in the lo | ng st | retch of loneli | ness |
| G | D | C | G | |
| I have co | me to ca | ll a liv | ing, |
| G | D | C | G | |
| I'm getting someth | ing f | or all this lov | e's labor, |
| G | D | C | G | |
| even whe | n I a | m forget | ting. |
| Cm | |
| Oh we oh oh little perennials |
| G | |
| where'd you come fr | om? |
| G | D | C | G | |
| Daughter | of my | father's second cou | sin, |
| G | D | C | G | |
| loyalt | ies, I got em | by the do | zen. |
| G | D | C | G | |
| We share a pa | st, | we share a blood rel | ation |
| G | D | C | G | |
| and that's as g | ood as an in | vitation | . |
| Cm | |
| Oh we oh oh little perennials |
| G | |
| where'd you come fr | om? |
| Em | D | C | |
| I'm in the No | rth Ca | rolina Mountains, |
| Em | D | C | |
| just to the w | est of wher | e I met my calling. |
| Em | D | C | |
| If you look s | outh to the f | oothills of these mountains rising, |
| Em | D | C | |
| that's the p | lace where it f | eels good falling. |
| Em | D | C | |
| That's the p | lace that I kn | ow. |
| G | D | C | G | |
| I look for | words to f | ill the empty | spaces, |
| G | D | C | G | |
| all the li | fe revealed in thes | e back stage | s. |
| G | D | C | G | |
| I reach for na | mes li | ke little puz | zle pieces; |
| G | D | C | G | |
| oh per | ennial, co | me to | me. |
| Cm | |
| Oh we oh oh little perennials |
| G | |
| where'd you come fro | m? |
| Enjoy! |
| Tabbed by BENJAMIN HELLER |
| END |
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