FURR by Blitzen Trapper
Capo 7th fret
G C G C
Yeah, when I was only se-ven-teen
G C G D D7
I could hear the angels whis-per-ing
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So I drove into the woods and wandered aimless-ly about
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Until I heard my mother shouting through the fog
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It turned out to be the howling of a dog
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Or a wolf to be exact, the sound sent shivers down my back
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But I was drawn into the pack and before long
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They allowed me to join in and sing their song
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So from the cliffs and highest hill, yeah we would gladly get our fill
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Howling endlessly and shrilly at the dawn
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And I lost the taste for judging right from wrong
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For my flesh had turned to fur, yeah and my thoughts they surely were
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Turned to instinct and obedience to God
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(Harmonica Solo)
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You can wear your fur like a river on fire
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But you better be sure if you’re making God a liar
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I’m a rattlesnake babe, I’m like fuel on fire
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So if you’re gonna get made, don’t be afraid of what you learned
C G C G C G D D7 Bm Am
On the day that I turned twen-ty three
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I was curled up underneath the dogwood tree
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When suddenly a girl the skin the color of a pearl
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She wandered aimlessly, but she didn’t seem to see
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She was listening for the angels just like me
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So I stood and looked about, I brushed the leaves off of my snout
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And then I heard my mother shouting through the trees
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You shoulda seen that girl go shaky at the knees
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So I took her by the arm, we settled down upon a farm
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And raised our children up as gently as you please
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(Harmonica Solo)
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And now my fur has turned to skin, and I’ve been quickly ushered in,
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To a world that I confess I do not know
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But I still dream of running careless through the snow
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And through the howling winds that blow, across the ancient distant flow
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That fill our bodies up like water till we know
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Harmonica Solo)
G C G D D7 G C G D D7
You can wear your fur like a river on fire
C G C G D
But you better be sure if you’re making God a liar
C G C G D
I’m a rattlesnake babe, I’m like fuel on fire
C G C G D
So if you’re gonna get made, don’t be afraid of what you learned
C G C G C G D D7 Bm Am
G C (fades)