Hartford

G Hartford I saw you, gutted and empty C D saw you lucid and blue, pecking for food G and how I loved you, I brought you flowers C D For the gaps in your streets, strewn your sidewalk with seeds G I saw you were thirsty so I brought you rainstorms C D for the lines in the woodwork, the moss on the floor G and then Hartford I gave you, up like a present C D to the pigeons and gulls, the ravens and wolves C G oh Americana mystic, American dream D with your cinematic moonlight, and your blue kerosene C G carousel parts in the scrapyard and the gaps in your teeth Em D you daughter of nobody G Hartford I saw you, there from the freeway, C D Under billboards and lights, and fast food signs G And I heard you calling through the hum of the highway, C D Heard your shiver and groan, your howl and moan C G Oh Americana mama of the sinew and soot, D with a baby at your bosom and a fire under foot C G With your organic indifference and your infinite love, Em D G Americana mama of all of us G Hartford I saw you, wrapped in a blanket C D made of feathers and leaves, and river reeds G Stood in the sunshine, you little monster, C D with the train of your spine and your broken window eyes you cried C G Americana classic, would you please let me go D I am kudzu and ivy, I am crumbling stone C G I am skinnier than ever and I’m shivering cold D With my streets paved with flyers, buying silver and gold, C Em Oh Americana mystic, oh you medicine man, G D With the leather of your bare feet and a gun in your hand, C G lead the army of the new world, where Amanda is king, Em D G and plants flowers in everything