Mewithoutyou - Cattail Down

standard tuning
capo 2nd fret
the C/B/Am part is your regular
| – 0 – 0 – 0 – |
| – 1 – 1 – 1 – |
| – 0 – 0 – 2 – |
| – 2 – 0 – 2 – |
| – 3 – 2 – 0 – |
| – – – – – – – | walkdown .

Am E Am
Am
cattail down ,
E Am E
the morning rail yard whistle blows .
Am
cattail down ,
E Am E
our boxcar bound for . . . no one knows .
Dm
after every hidden seed out
G
from it covering has been freed ,
C B Am
when every book has been discarded from the bookshelf .
F
cattail down ,
E Am E Am E
and the forgetting of myself .

Am
cattail down ,
E Am E
replace the feathers in our vest .
Am
cattail down ,
E
surround the ivy
Am E
that’s gone to poison in my chest .
Dm
“the parachutes broke loose , ”
G
cried the goose with misplaced
C B
but understandable concern
Am
for his little brother’s mental health .
F
his happy little brother ,
Em Am E Am E
in the forgetting of himself .

bridge
Am E ( x4 )
Dm G C B Am F E
Am E ( x2 )

Am
cattail down ,
E Am E
around the bulrush , the pollen shed .
Am
cattail down ,
E
to dress my wounds ,
Am E
it left a bee sting in their stead .

Dm
headed east out of st . paul ,
G
we stopped for water .
C
rested in the cemetery ,
B Am
watched the mississippi .
Dm
running out of food stamps ,
G
found a bag along the footpath
C
off highway 61 filled with
B Am
what looked like marijuana .
( don’t worry mom , we left it there )

Dm
hopped a grainer out a pig’s eye
G
toward milwaukee , the deer
C B
between the tower and the tracks ,
Am
saw right through us .
Dm
said , “you don’t know where you came from ,
G
you don’t know where you’re going ,
C
you think you’re you –
B
you don’t know who you are ,
Am
you’re not you .
you’re everyone else . ”

D G C B Am ( x6 )
you’re everyone else .

F E
Am