Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood

basic structure borrowed from daniel svensson ( powe11@yahoo . se ) posted at www . indieguitartabs . com

intro :

A Am
A Fmaj7

verse 1 :

A Am
driving home i see those flooded fields
A Fmaj7
how can people not know what beauty this is
A Fmaj7
i’ve taken it for granted my whole life
B7 Dm7 A
since the day i was born

verse 2 :

A Am
clouds hang on these curves like me
A
and i kneel to the wheel
of the fox confessor
Fmaj7
on splendid heels
A
and he shames me from my seat
Fmaj7
and on my guilty feet
B7 Dm7
i follow him in retreat

transition :

D G

ending :

G
what purpose in these deeds
Em
oh fox confessor please
G B7
who married me to these orphaned blues
C G
“it’s not for you to know , but for you to weep and wonder
G Bm C G
when the death of your civilization precedes you . ”

break :
( so much going on here , and kind of a weird pattern . . . lots of question marks . help! )

Am Em ( ? ) Am A
C ( ? ) Em ( ? ) C ( ? ) Am ( ? )

G

G B7
will i ever see you again
G
will there be no one above me to put my faith in
G C G
i flooded my sleeves as i drove home again