Ironboundfancy Poultry

Am Am7 F Fadd9 Am Am7 In the ironbound section near Avenue L F Fadd9 Where the Portuguese women come to see what you sell Am Am7 The clouds so low the morning so slow F Fadd9 As the wires cut through the sky Am Am7 The beams and bridges cut the light on the ground F Fadd9 Into little triangles and the rails run round Am Am7 Through the rust and the heat the light and sweet F Fadd9 Coffee color of her skin Em F Em Bound up in wire and fate F Em Watching her walk him up to the gate F In front of the ironbound school yard Am Am7 Kids will grow like weeds on a fence F Fadd9 She says they look for the light they try to make sense Am Am7 They come up through the cracks, like grass on the tracks F Fadd9 She touches him goodbye Em F Em Steps off the curb and into the street F Em The blood and feathers near her feet F Into the ironbound market Am C G C Am Am7 In the ironbound section near Avenue L F Fadd9 Where the Portuguese women come to see what you sell Am Am7 The clouds so low the morning so slow F Fadd9 As the wires cut through the sky Em F Em She stops at the stall, fingers the ring F Em Opens her purse, feels a longing F Away from the ironbound border Am C G C (play 4x) FINALE (play 2x): A A7sus2 A A7sus2 Fancy poulty parts sold here F G9 F G9 Breasts and thighs and hearts Cm7 F F6 Backs are cheap and wings are nearly AND CONTINUE (play 4x): A A7sus2 A A7sus2 free, nearly F G9 F G9 free, nearly AND FADE TO END: A A7sus2 A A7sus2 F G9 F G9