Ode To Laurie

Db Ab I was lost then too Db Ab Eb In the madness of my you-uth Db Ab Eb Fm I prayed to the stars, that night would end soon Db Ab C Far from the faces I knew Bbm Ab What did I try to prove In 1937, the year I hit the ground Db Eb I closed the door on my family, and left without a sound Ab Fm I walked without direction, finally unbound Db Ab Eb7 I was travelling light as air. Ab Then into Puerto Vigo, like a rust-corroded wreck Db Eb Dust on my shoulders, and feathers round my neck Ab Fm I produced my fiddle for coins and lumps of bread Db Db - Ab - Eb we waltzed. Ab I guess I had it coming, I knew he had it planned Db Db Ab Eb By the dirt on his collar, the gun hidden in his hand Ab Ab Eb Fm I'd rise up to meet him, If I had the strength to stand Db Ab Eb And howl in the blistering sun Ab By the end of September, the war was closing in Fm The courtyards were empty, supplies were wearing thin Db I blew in the with the leaves, and I'll always be a stranger Bbm Eb From now until forever, to the bitter end. Ab When I saw her cross the river, she was waist deep in the mud Db Eb Let me bathe in those waters, where the mountain torrent floods Ab C7 Fm Db I'd leave my companion to die in his blood Ab Eb To sleep with the wolves again. Db Ab I was lost then too Db Ab Eb In the madness of my you-uth Db C7 Fm I prayed to the stars that night would end soon Db Ab C7 Fm God only knows what I tried to prove Db Ab C C Carelessly burning my roots Bbm Ab It was something I had to do ({Ab}) Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Eb7 Ab And when the dust had settled, the cannon fire unwound Db Cm I walked high in the Sierras, I'm never coming down Fm C Db Back to Almería, where the fascists finally drowned Ab Eb Ab Beyond that dreadful stretch of sand.