Poor Girl A Long Way From Heaven

G | G | F | C | G | G | F | C | G F C The human mind is a pile of shit G F C New life takes root in it G F C G F C Grows into the most complicated formations G F C With stunning colors and branches reaching up G F C Toward the heaven that they long to touch G F C G F C Trying to get just a brief audience with the sun Em B7 They wanna ask the sun to shine down Em B7 And warm the pile of shit they come from Em B7 These desperate sprouts all clustered around Am D G Like a gospel choir with their arms raised up G F C G F C Poor girl a long way from Heaven G F C G F C Poor girl a long way from Heaven G | G | F | C | G F C April 4th, 1993 G F C God came down to talk with me G F C G F C Threw a stone at my window to get my attention G F C She motioned to me to climb down my wall G F C I shook my head, I was afraid to fall G F C G F C I was young and I didn’t wanna trouble my mother Em B7 And now I am a wretched old crone Em B7 Who swears that God once came to her home Em B7 Am I keep a lone candle burning upon my little windowsill D G So She knows I’m home G F C G F C Poor girl a long way from Heaven G F C G F C Poor girl a long way from Heaven G F C How they’ll talk about you G F C How they’ll spill your blood G F C G F C How they’ll love you when you’re gone for go--od G | G | F | C | G | G | F | C | G | G | F | C | G | G | F | C | G | G | F | C | G | G | F | C | G | G | F | C | G | G | F | C | G | G | F | C | G |