Neko Case - Magpie To The Mornong

F# B
magpie comes a calling

F# C#
drops a marble from the sky

F#
tin roof sounds alarm

B F#
and wake up child

C# B F#
let this be a warning says the magpie to the morning

B C# B
dont let this fading summer pass you by

F#
dont let this fading summer pass you by

B
black hands held so high

F#
the vulture wheels and dives

something on the thermals yanked his chain

B F# C# G#m
smelled your boring apex rotting on the train tracks

F#
he laughed under his breath because you

B
thought that you could outrun sorrow

take your own advice

F#
thunder and lightening gets you rain

B F#
run an airtight mission , a cousteau expedition

B F# D#m
to find a diamond at the bottom of the drain

F# B
a diamond at the bottom of the drain

F#
hear the mocking bird sing

C#
in the middle of the night

B F# B
all of his songs are stolen so he hides

F# B
stole them out from whiporwills

F#
screaming car alarms

he sings them for you special

B
he knows youre afraid of the dark

F#
come on sorrow

B F#
take your own advice

B
hide under the bed

F# B
turn out the light

F# B F#
stars this night in the sky are ringing out

C# B F#
you can almost hear them saying

G#m
“close your eyes now kid”

B
“close your eyes now kid”

F#
morning is too far lit

they are waiting

waiting

they are waiting