The Band - Caledonia Mission

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the band 1968 ( robbie robertson ) from big pink

G7 G C

G C
she reads the leaves and she leads the life
G D
that she learned so well from the old wives
Em D C
it’s so strange to arrange it , you know i
D
wouldn’t change it
Em D C
but hear me if you’re near me , can i just
D
rearrange it?

G7
the watchman covers me

with his remedy
D
i can’t see and it’s hard to feel
C G
i think his magic might be real

G7 G C

G G7 C
i can’t get to you from your garden gate
G D
you know it’s always locked by the magistrate
Em D C
now he don’t care why you cry , he thinks it’s
D
just a lie
Em D C D
to get out , i don’t doubt that you’d make a try

G7
if the good times get you through

i know the dogs won’t bother you
D
we’ll be gone in moonshine time
C G
i’ve got a place they’ll never find

G7 G C

G C
you know i do believe in your hexagram
G D
but can you tell me how they all knew the plan?
Em D C
did you trip or slip on their gifts you know were
D
just a con?
Em D C D
you knew it , why d’you do it , i’ve been hiding in

the dawn

G7
now i must be on my way

i guess you really have to stay

inside the mission walls
D C G
down in modark , arkansas

G7 G C

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