Am E Am
Am
cattail down
E Am E
the morning rail yard whistle blows
Am
cattail down
E Am E
our boxcar bound for no one knows
Dm
after every hidden seed out
G
from it covering has been freed
C B Am
when every book has been discarded from the bookshelf
F
cattail down
E Am E Am E
and the forgetting of myself
Am
cattail down
E Am E
replace the feathers in our vest
Am
cattail down
E
surround the ivy
Am E
that's gone to poison in my chest
Dm
the parachutes broke loose
G
cried the goose with misplaced
C B
but understandable concern
Am
for his little brother's mental health
F
his happy little brother
E Am E Am E
in the forgetting of himself
Bridge
Am E (x4)
Dm G C B Am F E
Am E (x2)
Am
cattail down
E Am E
around the bulrush the pollen shed
Am
cattail down
E
to dress my wounds
Am E
it left a bee sting in their stead
Dm
headed east out of st paul
G
we stopped for water
C
rested in the cemetery
B Am
watched the mississippi
Dm
running out of food stamps
G
found a bag along the footpath
C
off highway 1 filled with
B Am
what looked like marijuana
don't worry mom we left it there
Dm
hopped a grainer out a pig's eye
G
toward milwaukee the deer
C B
between the tower and the tracks
Am
saw right through us
Dm
said you don't know where you came from
G
you don't know where you're going
C
you think you're you
B
you don't know who you are
Am
you're not you
you're everyone else
Dm G C B Am (x6)
you're everyone else
F E
Am