Lyle Lovett - Whooping Crane

whooping crane

capo 1

intro : C F C C F F C C Am F C Am F C C F G C

C F C
i think i’ll look around for a whooping crane
F C Cb
i think i’ll look around for a whooping crane
Am F C
what do you think this pain is god?
Am F C
you think i’m uptight but i’m not
F
it’s just that , i look around for a whooping crane
G C
and i can’t find one .
C F C
so , i think i’ll look around for a drinking stream
F C Cb
i think i’ll look around for a drinking stream
Am F C
they say you turned the water to wine
Am F C
and they must have been right this time because
F G C C Cb Am
i look around for a drinking stream and i can’t find one .

Am F C C | B Am
mighty red man painted ponies proud
Am F C
fallen eagle , feathers on the ground
F Am7 Dm C
and the bullets they spin your dreams around
F Am7 Dm C
and they paint your face on a penny brown

break : ( full verse )

C F C
so , i think i’ll look around for the yellow stones
F C
i think i’ll look around for the yellow stones

Am F C Cb
set your eyes on the eagle’s flight ,
Am F C
cause the , the eyes of god have lost their sight . because ,
F G C C C | B Am
i look around for the yellow stones , but i can’t find none .
Am F C C | B Am
mighty red man painted ponies proud
Am F C
fallen eagle , feathers on the ground
F Am7 Dm C
and the bullets they spin your dreams around
F Am7 Dm C
and they paint your face on a penny brown

C F C
so , i think i’ll look around for a whooping crane
F C Cb
i think i’ll look around for a whooping crane
Am F C
what do you think this pain is god?
Am F C
you think i’m uptight but i’m not
F
it’s just that , i look around for a whooping crane
G C
and i can’t find one . . . end on C