Potters Field Chords Version 2 - Railroad Earth

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Intro

Am C G Em

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Verse 1

Am C I'm just a traveler passing through G I wont haunt or bother you Em Am Though you could lend an ear to my story

Verse 2

Am C You can call me old Jack G You might have seen me caped in Black Em Am As I roam the streets of the village Intro Riff

Verse 3

Am C In her long flowing hair G You might find my story there Em Am Though it was not my own hand that killed her

Verse 4

Am C I went down a moon lit trail G Rode out on a rail Em Am And began my long life of journeys

Chorus

Am G Am In the ripple that rolls on the water Am G Am In the high rolling wave out at sea Am G Am In the shadow that flies on the valley Am G Em In the middle is where you'll find me Banjo Solo Am C G Em Am

Verse 5

Am C In a bath tub for a boat G My passage I did float Em Am Joined the ranks right on the docks of the city

Verse 6

Am C In the fire of the Devil's den G With the gray-coated men Em Am I lost all my hope and my two brothers Fiddle Solo Am C G Em Am

Verse 7

Am C So I wandered in the West G I settled down and did my best Em Am But my heart was unsteady and restless

Verse 8

Am C I took a room on Houseton Street G Where the pawned poets would meet Em Am And we poured out the wine of the ages

Chorus

Am G Am In the ripple that rolls on the water Am G Am In the hard-hearted moon we both see Am G Am In the shadow that falls in the alley Am G Em In the riddle is where I’ll be

Bridge

F Am Ten little fingers... F Am Ten little toes... F Am Sleep little baby... G F Will you ever know? G F Will you ever know? Intro Riff

Verse 9

Am C Years ago my lid was sealed G They threw me down in the potter's field Em Am With the souls of the lost and forgotten

Verse 10

Am C And though my name is dead and gone G I remain and I carry on Em Am And I roam with an old band of brothers Verse 11 Am C And if you strum the ancient string G You may call my spirit in Em Am Or if you blow on the whole of the whistle Verse 12 Am C By an old highland air G I may stop and listen there Em Am Or when the wren pulls her nest from the thistle

Chorus

Am G Am In the ripple that rolls on the water Am G Am In the high rolling wave out at sea Am G Am In the shadow that flies on the valley Am G Em In a riddle is where you'll find me Intro Riff (2x)

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