Missy Higgins - Deep Red Dirt

missy higgins – deep red dirt

intro : C

C Am
there are men in white coats
G F
holding clipboards biting pens .
C Am
there are mouths in news rooms
G F
moving excitedly for the lens .
G
the lens . . .

C F
and it’s only a lesson long
C F G
before the deep red dirt starts pulling pulling you home
Am C F
but you’re fighting , fighting for where you belong
G Am G
and that’s pushing , pushing you on .
F C
you on , you on .

chords : C , Am , G , Am , G

C Am
there are ghosts in black suits
G F
making choices for the rest .
C Am
while piles of blueprints
G F
are being passed over your head .
G
your head . . .

C F
and it’s only a lesson long
C F G
before the deep red dirt starts pulling pulling you home .
Am C F
but you’re fighting fighting for where you belong .
G Am
and that’s pushing , pushing you on .
A# Dm
pushing , pushing you on .
F G Am
pushing , pushing you on .

chords : Am , F

G Am Am G
doot doot doo , doot doot doo , da – da – da
F
doot doot doo , doot doot doo , da – da – da
C Am G F
oh the air is electric with promises you never wanted .
C Am G F
oh the air is electric with promises you never wanted .
C G Am F
oooh

C Am
all the veins of silvery oil
G F
under the soil are running through you .

enjoy : )