Capo on 4:th fret.
Intro:
Beats
! !
! ! !
! ! !
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
e!-------------------------------------0----------!
B!-------0-----2-----0-----------0-------2---0----! twice
G!-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------0!
D!02----------------------02----------------------!(this 02 should
be0h2,
A!-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0!and the 0 is
very short
E!------------------------------------------------! before
the 2)
Bm G D A G D A Bm
Bm G D A G D A Bm
Bm G
D
Dear uncle sold her into, into the
A
G D A Bm
purest kind of slavery.
Bm
G D
Hood-eyed little middlemen profited from
A
G D A Bm
damaged goods along the way.
A
A
G A
Good angels brought her back to a last Nepal summer.
A A
G D
Debased, hollow-faced, a smile might become her.
Bm
G D
Now she's cosied up, cosied up and
A
G
D A Bm
comforted in the warm flush of September.
A
A
Gone before winter.
A
A
Wondering as to might-have-beens.
A A
Bb A
Somebody's daughter in sanctuary, waiting.
Instrumental repeat of last part:
A A A A A A Bb A
Intro repeat:
Bm G D A G D A Bm
Bm
G
D
Seen through softer case of kindness,
A
G D A Bm
far and further still away,
Bm
G
D
from time-warp Victorian zoos where staring
A G
D A Bm
ice cream gameboys play.
A A
G A
Big paws, word claws and swishing tails.
A
A G
D
More damaged goods in the market sails.
Bm
G D
Too proud for anger, too late for
A G
D A Bm
hate: resigned in dignity.
A
A
Gone before winter.
A A
Purring might-have-beens.
A A
Bb A
Somebody's kitten in sanctuary, waiting.
Instrumental repeat of last part:
A A A A A A Bb A
Instrumental verse:
Bm G D A G D A Bm
Bm G D A G D A Bm
A A G A A A G D
Bm G D A G D A Bm
A
A
Gone before winter.
A
A
Wondering as to might-have-beens.
A A
Bb A
Somebody near you in sanctuary, waiting.
Instrumental repeat of last part, twice:
A A A A A A Bb A
A A A A A A Bb A
Intro, repeat...