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Giant Of Illinois

Biography:

The Handsome Family is an alternative country and americana band, formed in Chicago, Illinois, and currently based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The band was formed in 1993 by husband-and-wife duo Brett Sparks (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Rennie Sparks (bass, banjo, vocals), along with drummer Mike Werner. The band would later revolve around Rennie, who writes the lyrics, and Brett, who writes the music. Guest musicians complete the band line-up for recordings and live work.

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Intro: C G C

Verse 1:

C G C G Am
The giant of Illinois died from a blister on his toe

C G Am F
After walking all day through the first winter snow

C G C G Am
Throwing bits of stale bread to the la - ast speckled dove

C G Am F
He never even felt his shoe full of blood

C G Am C
Delirious with pain his bedroom walls began to glow

F C Am
And he felt himself soaring up through falling snow

C G Am
And the sky was a woman's arms

C G C
The sky was a woman's arms

Verse 2:

A boy with a clubfoot that sat next to him in school
Once upon a summer's day then went wandering through the woods
They spotted a sleeping swan on the banks of a muddy stream
And they stormed it with rocks till it collapsed in the reeds
They lay out on the green lawn full of chocolate and lemonade
But under the blue bowl the giant was afraid
And the sky was a woman's arms...