Biography:
Jolie Holland (born September 11, 1976 at Houston, Texas) is an American singer and performer who combines elements of folk, traditional country, jazz, and blues. She is one of the founding members of The Be Good Tanyas
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I found a live recording of Mexico City and followed along
capo on V
chords:
F 133211
C -32010
Am 002210
G 320001
intro: C F
Gm C Am F
Jack and Edie lying across my bed
Gm C Am F
Flying high like the spirits of the dead
C F
The living and the dead
C F
The living and the dead
C Am F
Our Lady of Sorrows and the long dark night
Gm C
How many candles could I light
C F
For the living and the dead
C F G
The living and the dead
C
What's that black smoke rising Jack
Am F G
Is the world on fire
C
What's that distant singing
F
Is it a heavenly choir
C F
The living and the dead
C F
The living and the dead
C Am F
I think about you Jack, watching the tv
G C
And drinking booze
F
Shame on you, shame on me
G C
But how can we help it
F
There was no where else to go
G F
I sent Julie and Billy out on that long hard road
C F
on that long hard road
C F
on that long hard road
F C
I'm just back from Mexico city
Am
I came back north to Texas
F
To rest my weary head
C
My true love is fresh from the battle field
F C Am
Sewing up the dying and carting off the dead
C
My baby don't stand for no fighting
Am F
Amongst the living and the dead
F C Am F G C Am F
F C
What's that black smoke rising Jack
Am F
Is the world on fire
G C
What's that distant singing
Am F
Is it a heavenly choir
C F
The living and the dead (repeat)
C
optional: When switching from C to F and F to C on "living and the dead" take the
on the first fret off for a beat before switching
capo on V
chords:
F 133211
C -32010
Am 002210
G 320001
intro: C F
Gm C Am F
Jack and Edie lying across my bed
Gm C Am F
Flying high like the spirits of the dead
C F
The living and the dead
C F
The living and the dead
C Am F
Our Lady of Sorrows and the long dark night
Gm C
How many candles could I light
C F
For the living and the dead
C F G
The living and the dead
C
What's that black smoke rising Jack
Am F G
Is the world on fire
C
What's that distant singing
F
Is it a heavenly choir
C F
The living and the dead
C F
The living and the dead
C Am F
I think about you Jack, watching the tv
G C
And drinking booze
F
Shame on you, shame on me
G C
But how can we help it
F
There was no where else to go
G F
I sent Julie and Billy out on that long hard road
C F
on that long hard road
C F
on that long hard road
F C
I'm just back from Mexico city
Am
I came back north to Texas
F
To rest my weary head
C
My true love is fresh from the battle field
F C Am
Sewing up the dying and carting off the dead
C
My baby don't stand for no fighting
Am F
Amongst the living and the dead
F C Am F G C Am F
F C
What's that black smoke rising Jack
Am F
Is the world on fire
G C
What's that distant singing
Am F
Is it a heavenly choir
C F
The living and the dead (repeat)
C
optional: When switching from C to F and F to C on "living and the dead" take the
on the first fret off for a beat before switching
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