Aunt Matties Quilt
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Capo 2
Intro: Am D C G
C G Am D
Aunt Mattie bent a thousand times, down the long black rows
G C G Am C D
Then battled with the angry weeds, so little seeds could grow
Bm C G C
Come summer, Mattie pulled the snow from cruel and cutting bolls
G C Am D
She was patient pale and slender and was only eight years old
G C G Am D
Round 'n round the spinning wheel, beneath Aunt Mattie's boot
G C G Am C D
She recalled the soil and cotton seeds and summer's hopeful shoots
Bm C G C
Two winters spun out summer's threads, in rich and creamy folds
G C Am D G
And she had a bolt of cotton cloth when she turned ten years old
Chorus:
C D G Em
If we bend and plant the seeds and tame the wicked weeds
C D G Em
If we let the sun and rain assist and simplify our needs
C D Em A7
If we follow in the barefoot path of one persistent girl
C D C G6 G
We'll throw a healing quilt across an ever ailing world
C G Am D
Indigo and lavender made up Aunt Mattie's sky
G C G Am C D
Remembering her childhood days, she made the rustic dye
Bm C G C
In the hour before the day would end, it fed young Mattie's dream
G C G Am D G
She made indigo and lavender when she turned just fourteen
Chorus:
C D G Em
If we bend and plant the seeds and tame the wicked weeds
C D G Em
If we let the sun and rain assist and simplify our needs
C D Em A7
If we follow in the barefoot path of one persistent girl
C D C G6 G
We'll throw a healing quilt across an ever ailing world
Instrumental; (same as Verse)
G C G Am D
Aunt Mattie bends a thousand times, down each patchwork row
G C G Am C D
And piece by piece and stitch by stitch, in fading candle glow
Bm C G C
The valley of the shadow cannot call her from her seams
G C G Am D G
Until finishing her lifetime's work, she dies at seventeen
Chorus:
C D G Em
Oh, and if we bend and plant the seeds and tame the wicked weeds
C D G Em
If we let the sun and rain assist and simplify our needs
C D Em A7
If we follow in the barefoot path of one persistent girl
C D C G6 G
We'll throw a healing quilt across an ever ailing world
OUTRO: Am D C G C G
How to play Aunt Matties Quilt
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.