[Verse 1]
D G
The land's opening up like a blanket
D G
And the dandelions spread themselves thickly out
D A D
Along the fields, which are, evidently, endless
D G
And we are hotly in love with one another
D G
We've got an unquenchable thirst in our throats
D A
We are, for some reason, all the time bleeding
D N.C.
We are friendless
[Chorus 1]
D G
And we love these dogs
D G
That roll on the lawns here in Galesburg
D A D
Because they seem to know something nobody else knows
D G
It is written in the smiles on their faces
D G
And it rings in their high young voices
D A
We are burning up all of our choices up here
G
Where the tall grass grows
D
Up here in Galesburg
[Interlude]
G D G D A D
[Verse 2]
D G
The sky's opening up like an old wound
D G
And the rain on our bodies is warm tonight
D A D
And the ground underneath us shakes in the cracking thunder
D G
We can taste fresh blood in our mouths again
D G
There is no chance of getting enough of it
D A D N.C.
And we tally up all our posessions, we're going under
[Chorus 2]
D G
Yeah, we love these dogs
D G
that loll in the rain here in Galesburg
D A D
As the new season rocks them in its terrible arms
D G
They howl as if the world were ending
D G
As we are watching the sky unwinding
D G
Some of our promises were binding
A
Up here where our dreams take form
[Outro]
D G
Up here in Galesburg
D
Up here in Galesburg