Song: Ironbound/Fancy Poultry
Band: Suzanne Vega
Album: Solitude Standing
Tuning: Standard
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VERSE CHORDS:
Am 00221x
Am7 00201x alt 00200x
F 10321x
Fadd9 10320x alt 10301x
CHORUS CHORDS:
Em 022000
F 10321x
FANCY POULTRY CHORDS:
A 00222x
A7sus2 00200x
F 10321x
G9 10300x
Cm7 02201x
F6 10323x
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INTRO:
Am Am7
F Fadd9
VERSE 1:
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
VERSE 2:
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
CHORUS 1:
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
VERSE 3:
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
CHORUS 2:
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
INTERLUDE:
Am C G C
VERSE 4:
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
CHORUS 3:
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
INTERLUDE:
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
REPEAT AND FADE TO END:
A A7sus2 A A7sus2
F G9 F G9
--crookedpath