One By One By One

************************************ F Gm Bb Kentucky coal dust canary F Gm F Gm The darker the mine, the later I realized F Gm Bb The sleep in the cage I once carried F Gm Bb Gm Was kissed into death by the hot cigar breath of C UnCommonwealthy bastards in their Bb Mothball polyester jackets C Closing all the doors to to keep the Bb Fresh air from the children sleeping Gm Gm7 Through another school day Bb Teachers tearing down the Capitol F While I lie in the bluegrass Bb Gm7 Am I deaf to the call Bb Oh, the red birds of autumn F Bb Gm Curse me the good-hearted boy who did nothing at all Bb While the governor shot them F Gm Bb One by one by one F Gm Bb One by one by one F Gm Bb 5x F Bb F Desperate November come creeping Bb Gm Bb Gm A hospital bill for a miracle pill F Gm Bb But I know I’ll remember the feeling F Gm F Bb The look on your face of transitional phases C winter into spring awoken Bb Voted out the tribe has spoken C Dancing now for future rain Bb The fields are growing green again Gm The table’s set the wine is poured Bb And I’m too tickled pink to ask for more F Bb As I lay in the bluegrass F Gm7 Whistling along with the call Bb Oh, the red birds of autumn F Bb F Gm Up from the nest altogether, divided they fall Bb Sing ‘We got him, we got him’ F Gm Bb One by one by one F Gm Bb fades out