from the cd “sky full of holes” ( 2011 )

| D A | G | D A | G | D A | G | D Dsus | A |

D A D G Bm
elizabeth that thundercloud is creeping up the empire hill
Em F#m G
there’s shadows on the over – pass
Em F#m G
and puddles in the old dirt path
D A D G Bm
peoria lay silent still in the belly of the overgrown
Em F#m G
all quiet on the open plain
Em F#m G
footprints to the family plot
A D G A F#m G
where evermore will restless sorrow sleep in a broken heap

( F# G A )

G G
cemetery guns go bang , bang , bang
D G
shooting all the sky full of holes
D F#m G
twenty – one times in a row
Bm G
for the blue war widow in the gray raincoat
A | D A | G |
on the green grass down below

| D A | G | D A | G | D Dsus | A |

D A D G Bm
elizabeth our fathers came and settled where the ground was flat
Em F#m G
drew water from the indian wells
Em F#m G
cut timber from the rolling fells
D A D G Bm
granDaddy – o bled hearth and home for oiling the comp’ny gears
Em F#m G
no rest for the errant ones
Em F#m G
godspeed their A – reckless sons
A D G A F#m G
who evermore play their forefathers’ hands on the foreign sands

( F# G A )

G G
cemetery guns go bang , bang , bang
D G
shooting all the sky full of holes
D F#m G
twenty – one times in a row
Bm G
for the blue war widow in the gray raincoat
A Bm
on the green grass down below

Em G A
cemetery guns go bang , bang , bang
D G
shooting all the sky full of holes
D F#m G
twenty – one times in a row
Bm G
for the blue war widow in the gray raincoat
A | D A | G |
on the green grass down below

| D A | G | D A | G | D Dsus | A2 |

F#m in the verse is essentially a walk up from the Em chord to the G chord . it can
be played as a full chord , or as a bass note .