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Song: "Chanson du Bon Chose"
Artist: The Mountain Goats
Album: "Nine Black Poppies" (Emperor Jones, 1996)

Standard Tuning: E A D G B E.
For best results, use acoustic guitar.

EE Piano Chord 
                  FF Piano Chord 

Saw the sycamore   underneath the moon

AmAm Piano Chord 
                                        CC Piano Chord 

I was waiting for something, and you were sleeping

DD Piano Chord 

out there in the living room

EE Piano Chord 
         FF Piano Chord 

and it was 5:16 AM   the air was sharp and cool

AmAm Piano Chord 
                                  CC Piano Chord 
           DD Piano Chord 

and I wondered where you buried our dark little jewel

Chorus:

GG Piano Chord 
              DD Piano Chord 

and the heat (flies?) in the room

CC Piano Chord 
                    DD Piano Chord 

I am digging graves, I am digging graves

GG Piano Chord 
            DD Piano Chord 

and the water boiling on the stove

CC Piano Chord 
                 DD Piano Chord 

I am digging graves, I am digg-ing graves

[back to first pattern]

So I held you close to me
I saw the shadows start to gather outside
beneath the sycamore tree
and something was changing
there was something here entirely new
first thing into blossom inside of us both
with the sun coming up and me holding onto you

[to chorus pattern]

and your body breath(ing) on mine
i am digging graves, i am digging graves
and your hands fly thru my hair
i am digging graves, i am digging graves

[repeat chorus chords twice, end on E]