Joanna Newsom - You And Me Bess

you and me , bess

intro :
C , D , A# , D#maj7 ,
Cm , F , A# , Gm ,
Am7 , G# , F , C
Am7 , G# , F , C

C D
we picked our way
A# D#maj7
down to the beach
Cm F A# Gm
watching the waves dragging out of our reach
Am7 G# F C
dangling impales like a sodden sheep
Am7 G# F C
dangling on thrills from the gut of the sea
C D
hoarding our means
A# D#maj7
alfalfa and rose
Cm F A# Gm
trying not to catch the cold eye of the gulls
Am7 G# F C
i hope mother nature has not overheard
Am7 G# F C
though she doles out hurt like a buchan bird
C , F , C , F
Am7 , G# , F , C
C , F , C , F
Am7 , G# , F , C
lalala

C E
stayed for the winter
D F#m C Em
no one told us about the laws of the land
A# Dm
i hold my own
C E
but you with your hunger
D F#m C Em
you arm the other hand
A# Dm
make yourself known
C D
and when we were found
A# D#maj7
i know we both grieved
Cm F A# Gm
my heart made the sound of snow falling from leaves
Am7 G#
you and me , bess
F C
we were as thick as thieves
Am7 G#
so i swore nonetheless
F C
up and down it was only me
C D
so they took me away
A# D#maj7
and after some time
Cm F
studying my case
A# Gm
must’ve made up their minds
Am7 G# F C
by the time you realized i was dying
Am7 G#
must’ve been too late
F C
i believe you were not lying

C , F , C , F
Am7 , G# , F , C
C , F , C , F
Am7 , G# , F , C
lalala

C E D F#m C Em
it is the day i wake with my ears cocked up like a dawn
A# Dm
like everyday , of course
C E D F#m
yanked by my wrist to the sugar front courtyard
C Em
tell me what have i done
A# Dm
seems i have stolen a horse
C E
and escaped to the gallows
D F#m C
who do you think that you are
Em A# Dm
arching your hooves like a queen
C E D F#m C Em
in the shallow gutter that lines the roof
A# Dm C D
crowded with folks who just stare as i hang
A# D#maj7
it’s all the same
Cm F
kindness comes over me
A# Gm
what was your name
Am7 G#
it makes no difference
F C
i’m glad that you came
Am7 G# F C
forever i’ll listen to your glad name

Am7 , G# , F , C x 8