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Version 1Standard tuning to match the version on 2002's The Creek Drank the Cradle [Intro, verse, solo and chorus melody] Em C G D e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-----0-----------0-----------0------------0------| G|---0---0-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0------0---0-0--| D|-2----------5------------------------7-----------| A|-2----------3------------5-----------5-----------| E|-0-----------------------3-----------------------| [Verse, chorus and solo rhythm] Em C G D e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2-2-5-2--2-2-5-2/10-10-12-10--10-10-12-10--5-5-7-5--5-5-7-5/12-12-14-12--12-12-14-12---| E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0/8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3/10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10---| [Verse 1] Em C G D Mother don't worry, I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bed Em C G D Mother don't worry, I've got some money i saved for the weekend Em C G D Mother remember being so stern with that girl who was with me? Em C G D Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body? [Chorus] Em C G D So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten Em C G D Sons are like birds, flying upwards over the mountain [Verse 2] Em C G D Mother I made it up from the bruise of a floor of this prison Em C G D Mother I lost it, all of the fear of the Lord I was given Em C G D Mother forget me now that the creek drank the cradle you sang to Em C G D Mother forgive me, I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you [Chorus] Em C G D So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten Em C G D Sons could be birds, taken broken up to the mountain [Solo] Em C G D x4 [Verse 3] Em C G D Mother don't worry, I've got a coat and some friends on the corner Em C G D Mother don't worry, she's got a garden we're planting together Em C G D Mother remember the night that the dog had her pups in the pantry? Em C G D Blood on the floor and the fleas on their paws and you cried 'til the morning [Chorus] Em C G D So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten Em C G D Sons are like birds, flying always over the mountain [Interlude] Em C G D x4 [Outro] Em C G D x8