A Girl, a Boy, and a Graveyard Jeremy Messersmith
A Girl, A Boy, and a Graveyard
Originally recorded in the key of E.
This is transposed to the key of C.
If you want to play in E, capo on the 4th fret.
Here is a stab at the fingerpicking for the main chord progression:
[Am] [C]
|----------------------------------|------------------| |--------1-------1-------1-------1-|--------1-------1-| |----2-------2-------2-------2-----|----0-------0-----| |------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|------2---2---2---| |--0-------------------------------|--3---------------| |----------------------------------|------------------|
[F] [G]
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------1-------1-------1-------1|--------0-------0-------1---0---1-| |----2-------2-------2-------2----|----0-------0-------0-------------| |--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|--2-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Am] [C] [F] [G]
[Am] [C] [F] [G]
[Am]Lucy takes the [C]long way [F]home[G]
[Am]meets me in a [C]field of [F]stone[G]
[Am]she says I don't know how I'm [C]supposed to [F]feel[G]
[Am]my body's cold, my guts are [C]twisted [F]steel.[G]
[Am]And I feel like [C]I'm some kind of [F]frankens[C]tein,
[Am]waiting for a [C]shock to bring me [F]back to [C]life,
[Am]but I don't want to [C]spend my [F]time
[Am]waiting for [C]lightning to [F]strike. [F]Ohhh...
[Am] [C] [F] [G]
[Am] [C] [F] [G]
[Am]So underneath a [C]concrete [F]sky[G]
[Am]Lucy puts her [C]hand in [F]mine[G]
[Am]She says "Life's a game we're [C]meant to [F]lose,[G]
[Am]But stick by me and I will [C]stick by [F]you."[G]
[Am]Cause I'm like a [C]princess in a [F]castle [C]high,
[Am]waiting for a [C]kiss to bring me [F]back to [C]life,
[Am]but I don't want to [C]spend my [F]time
[Am]waiting for [C]just another [F]guy. [F]Ohh....
[Am] [C] [F] [G]
[Am] [C] [F] [G] [C]
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