Black And Brown Blues Chords

Tabber: Glossop
Band: Silver Jews
Song: Black and Brown Blues
 
 
D                                  G
  Baby let's get dressed up, I got two pairs of shoes
    D                                        G
And darlin' you look so beautiful, when your hair's all hung in jewels
    Em                                   A7
And sometimes I find it really hard to choose
          Em                                 A7
Between a pair of black and a pair of brown shoes
 
D                          G
When I'm high on bat wings up by the silvery moon
  D                            G
I think of a certain sad king, trapped in his golden room
      Em                            A7
And I dream of a cold river on the way
   Em                                A7
To come and sweep that king into the black and brown bay
 
          D                                G
Well, the water looks like jewelry as it's coming out the spout
D                                        G
Nothing could make me feel better than a wet kiss on the mouth
Em                           A7
Fake IDs and honey bees, the jagged skyline of car keys
  Em                             A7
I never knew a bird could fly so low
 
D                      G
  Rub out the catlight,  rub out the village
D                          G
  Red and white exit light,  that's exodus damage
Em                                  A7
Why don't people think of who they use
              Em                       A7
Why don't you try and come and get me, black and brown blues
 
             D                            G
It's raining triple sec in Tchula and the radio plays "Crazy Train"
          D                             G
There's a quadroon ball in the bee-hive hanging out in the rain
Em                                            A7
When there's trouble I don't like runnin' but I'm afraid I got more in common
     Em                        A7
With who I was than who I am becoming
 
D                      G
  When I go downtown I always wear a corduroy suit
             D                                  G
Because it's made of a hundred gutters that the rain can run right through
      Em                                 A7
But a lonely man can't make a move if he can't even bring himself to choose
          Em                                  A7
Between a pair of black and a pair of brown shoes
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