Emmylou Harris

^A I meant to ask you h ^D ow to fix that c ^A ar
I ^D always meant to ask you about the ^A war
^F#m And what you saw ^D across a bridge too ^A far
Did it leave a ^E scar
Or how you ^A navigated ^D wings of fire and ^A steel
Up where ^D heaven had no more secrets to ^A conceal
^F#m And still you found the ^D ground beneath your w ^A heels
How did it ^E feel
^D Bang the drum slowly ^A play the pipe lowly
To ^E dust be returning from ^A dust we begin
^D Bang the drum slowly I'll ^A speak of things holy
^F#m Above and ^D below me ^A world w ^E ithout ^A end
^A I meant to ask you how when ^D everything seemed ^A lost
^D And your fate was in a game of dice they ^A tossed
^F#m There was still that line that ^D you would never ^A cross
At any ^E cost
I meant to ^A ask you how you l ^D ived what you b ^A elieved
With ^D nothing but your heart up your ^A sleeve
^F#m And if you ever ^D really were ^A deceived
By the likes of ^E me
^D Bang the drum slowly ^A play the pipe lowly
To ^E dust be returning from ^A dust we begin
^D Bang the drum slowly I'll ^A speak of things holy
^F#m Above and ^D below me ^A world w ^E ithout ^A end
^E Gone now is the day and gone the s ^D un
There is ^A peace tonight all over Arlington
But the ^E songs of my life will still be ^D sung
By the ^A light of the moon you ^E hung
I meant to ^A ask you ^D how to plow that ^A field
^D I meant to bring you water from the ^A well
And ^F#m be the one ^D beside you when you ^A fell
Could you ^E tell
^D Bang the drum slowly ^A play the pipe lowly
To ^E dust be returning from ^A dust we begin
^D Bang the drum slowly I'll ^A speak of things holy
^F#m Above and ^D below me ^A world w ^E ithout ^A end
From Emmylou Harris "Red Dirt Girl"
Nonesuch Records 2000
Poodlebone Music/EMI April Music