Summer Cannibals chords

Patti Smith

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Intro: 
F  G  Am  C  G  Am x2 


verse 1 

C     G       Am      F       G       Am 
I was down in Georgia nothing was as real 
       C      G          Am   F          G    Am 
As the street beneath my feet descending into air 

C   G    Am    F    G   Am 


verse 2 

C            G     Am            F     G   Am 
The cauldron was a bubbling, the flesh was lean 
        C     G      Am          F        G    Am 
And the women moved forward like piranhas in a stream 
     C            G       Am        F        G  Am 
They spread themselves before me an offering so sweet 
         C            G    Am       F       G       Am 
And they beckoned and they beckoned come on darling eat 


 F       G      Am        C   G   Am        
Eat the summer cannibals, eat eat eat 
    F       G       Am        C   G   Am    
You eat the summer cannibals, eat eat eat 


verse 3 

     C       G      Am   F     G    Am 
They circled around me natives in a ring 
      C         G       Am             F      G  Am 
And I saw their souls a-withering like snakes in chains 
         C        G         Am         F    G Am 
And they wrapped themselves around me, what a treat 
         C             G     Am       F       G    Am 
And they rattled their tales hissing’ come on let’s eat 



F       G       Am        C   G   Am        
Eat the summer cannibals, eat eat eat 
    F       G       Am        C   G   Am    
You eat the summer cannibals, eat eat eat 


Instrumental 

 F  G  Am  C  G  Am    (x4) 


verse 4 

   C     G            Am         F       G      Am 
I felt a rising in my throat the girls a-saying grace 
        C        G       Am   F       G         Am 
And the air, the viscous air pressed against my face 
       C       G        Am          F        G        Am 
And it all got too damn much for me just got too damn rough 
      C       G      Am             F         G   Am 
And I pushed away my plate and said boys I've had enough 
      C     G       Am        F   G        Am 
And I laid upon the table another piece of meat 
      C      G     Am                     F    G  Am 
And I opened up my veins to them and said come on eat 



F       G       Am        C   G   Am     
Eat the summer cannibals, eat eat eat 
    F       G       Am        C   G   Am     
You eat the summer cannibals, eat eat eat 
    F       G      Am         C   G   Am     
You eat the summer cannibals, eat eat eat 
    F       G       Am        C   G   Am     
You eat the summer cannibals, eat eat eat 


Outro 

       F     G       Am      C       G      Am     
‘Cause I was down in Georgia nothing was as real 
       F      G       Am      C      G        Am     
As the street beneath my feet descending into hell 
   F   G   Am 
So eat eat eat 
    F   G   Am 
You eat eat eat 
    F   G   Am 
You eat eat eat 
F   G   Am 
Eat eat eat