The Bowery

G F#sus Em 2x G F#sus Em I pin an elbow to the sheet G F#sus Em Where beneath, the bowery G F#sus Em Take it with you indiscreet G F#sus Em And fade to transparency Cmaj13 When the challenge of the everyday Em Costs more than it amounts to Cmaj13 It’s the writer of the paper morning Em F#m7 G Betting on the house Am For the children of the classroom sing G “I miss Emily” Am They point out at the TV screen G “Where’d she go?” C Flip it forward, news report, police are on the scene Cm It reads G “Another wolf gone east” G F#sus Em 2x G F#sus Em To the harbor, ocean came G F#m7 Em In a bar we’d do the same G F#sus Em Penny thoughts you did restrain G F#sus Em Still ended up with spare change Cmaj13 So the storied halls of your apartment Em Are filled to brim with waste Cmaj13 It’s the final stop in the departure Em F#m7 G From the kingdom you misplaced Am G For copper nails in aspen, hammered G A proper coffin Am G And all of those you ever met have not forgot C A line of cars lays the matriarch to rest out in the trees Cm Marie Dm Say something please G From your mouth to your wrists C C/B Am G Dm Waist: pulled, neck, shoulder: bit G C Held your heart to the words of grandfather C/B Am G Dm A soldier who told you to keep head straight G And don’t drag your feet C C/B Am G F Hurry, slowly now, faster, don’t make a sound F For they catch to keep G F#sus Em 2x