Intro:
G C
F F# G / F F# G / F F# G
C D
You tell me you're lonely
Bm Em
I know how you feel
C D
Leaning up at the bones
Bm Em
Rocking back on my heals
C D
She's a wild bird that wandered
G Em
Too easy, too stray
C D
I knew she had to lose me
Bm Cmaj7
To find her own way
(Chorus)
Em C G
Oh, curry*, I'll be coming soon
G G7 C F F# G
--> Through the Lou'siana pines to the Mississippi moon (x2)<--
C D
A wave on the ocean
Bm Em
A whirlwind on the sea
C D
I took a notion
Bm Em
That her ship would not land(?)
C D
So light me a candle
G Em
In the forest so deep
C D
Honey, lay down beside me
Bm Cmaj7
Angels rock us to sleep
(Chorus)
Em C G
Oh, curry*, I'll be coming soon
G G7 C F F# G
--> Through the Lou'siana pines to the Mississippi moon (x2) <--
F F# G F F# G
* prepare, make one presentable, spruce up