Biography:
Alela Diane Menig (born April 20, 1983, Nevada City, California, USA) is an American singer and songwriter. She grew up singing with her musician parents and performing in the school choir. She taught herself guitar, and began writing songs which blend tense, trance-like arpeggios with warm vocals and meditative lyrics about family and nature. Her first recordings were self-released in 2003 as Forest Parade. Her first solo public appearances were at the invitation of fellow Nevada City native Joanna Newsom.
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Capo 2
Am7 : 002010
C : 032010
C/B : 020010
Em : 022000
(Picking Intro & verse)
C C/B Am7 Am7
e|-----------------|
B|---1---1---1---1-|
G|-0---0---0---0---|
D|--2---0---2---2--|
A|3---2---0---0----|
E|-----------------|
[Intro]
C C/B Am7 Am7 (x2)
[Verse]
C C/B Am7 Am7
I've been knockin' on that door in my sleep
C C/B Am7 Am7
Fighting the fireplace glow
C C/B Am7 Am7
Knockin' on that door in my sleep
C C/B Am7 Am7
Fighting the fireplace glow
Am7 Am7
To keep me away
Am7 Am7 G G G G
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---1---1----0----0----0----0-------------|
G|-0---0------0----0----0----0-------------|
D|--2---2-----0----0----0----0-------------|
A|0---0------------------------------------|
E|----------3----3----3----3---------------|
Am7 Am7 G G G G
To keep me away from home
(Picking chorus)
C Em C Em
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|------1------0------1------0-------------|
G|------0------0------0------0-------------|
D|---0--2---0--2---0--2---0--2-------------|
A|-2---3--3---2--2---3--3---2--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
C Em C Em
Papa, get the rifle from its place above the French doors!
C Em
They're comin' from the woods!
C Em
Oh! They're comin' from the woods!
C Em
And mama you're running too
C Em
Oh! My mama, you're running too
C Em
Mama you're running too
C Em
Oh! My mama, you're running too
C Em C Em
Brother, I'm so sorry that you watched the paintings burn
[Verse]
C C/B Am7 Am7
I've been holding onto the gold
C C/B Am7 Am7
When letting go would free my hand
C C/B Am7 Am7
And I've been tying your tongue in a knot
C C/B Am7 Am7
Oh! I've been tying your tongue in a knot
Am7 Am7
To wrap this death
Am7 Am7 G G G G
To wrap this death in a sheet
[Chorus]
C Em C Em
Papa, get the rifle from its place above the French doors!
C Em
They're comin' from the woods!
C Em
Oh! They're comin' from the woods!
C Em
And mama you're running too
C Em
Oh! My mama, you're running too
C Em
Mama you're running too
C Em
Oh! My mama, you're running too
C Em C Em
Brother, I'm so sorry that you watched the paintings burn
[Verse]
C C/B Am7 Am7 C C/B Am7 Am7
And I can't hide the dirty paths down that carpet anymore
C C/B Am7 Am7 C C/B Am7 Am7
No, no, I can't hide the dirty paths down that carpet anymore
C C/B Am7 Am7
There were too many heavy boots
C C/B Am7 Am7
There were too many heavy boots
C C/B Am7 Am7
There were too many heavy boots
C C/B Am7 Am7
There were too many big black boots
C C/B Am7 Am7
And there were too many little brown shoes
Am7 Am7 G G G G
Marching through
[Outro]
C C/B Am7 Am7
So I'm counting it to the sky
C C/B Am7 Am7
Oh! I'm counting it to the sky
C C/B Am7 Am7
I'm counting it to the sky
C C/B Am7 Am7
Oh! I'm counting it to the sky
Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7
Moving back, oh I'm
Am7 Am7 G (strum)
Moving back to face the lack of home
Am7 : 002010
C : 032010
C/B : 020010
Em : 022000
(Picking Intro & verse)
C C/B Am7 Am7
e|-----------------|
B|---1---1---1---1-|
G|-0---0---0---0---|
D|--2---0---2---2--|
A|3---2---0---0----|
E|-----------------|
[Intro]
C C/B Am7 Am7 (x2)
[Verse]
C C/B Am7 Am7
I've been knockin' on that door in my sleep
C C/B Am7 Am7
Fighting the fireplace glow
C C/B Am7 Am7
Knockin' on that door in my sleep
C C/B Am7 Am7
Fighting the fireplace glow
Am7 Am7
To keep me away
Am7 Am7 G G G G
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---1---1----0----0----0----0-------------|
G|-0---0------0----0----0----0-------------|
D|--2---2-----0----0----0----0-------------|
A|0---0------------------------------------|
E|----------3----3----3----3---------------|
Am7 Am7 G G G G
To keep me away from home
(Picking chorus)
C Em C Em
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|------1------0------1------0-------------|
G|------0------0------0------0-------------|
D|---0--2---0--2---0--2---0--2-------------|
A|-2---3--3---2--2---3--3---2--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
C Em C Em
Papa, get the rifle from its place above the French doors!
C Em
They're comin' from the woods!
C Em
Oh! They're comin' from the woods!
C Em
And mama you're running too
C Em
Oh! My mama, you're running too
C Em
Mama you're running too
C Em
Oh! My mama, you're running too
C Em C Em
Brother, I'm so sorry that you watched the paintings burn
[Verse]
C C/B Am7 Am7
I've been holding onto the gold
C C/B Am7 Am7
When letting go would free my hand
C C/B Am7 Am7
And I've been tying your tongue in a knot
C C/B Am7 Am7
Oh! I've been tying your tongue in a knot
Am7 Am7
To wrap this death
Am7 Am7 G G G G
To wrap this death in a sheet
[Chorus]
C Em C Em
Papa, get the rifle from its place above the French doors!
C Em
They're comin' from the woods!
C Em
Oh! They're comin' from the woods!
C Em
And mama you're running too
C Em
Oh! My mama, you're running too
C Em
Mama you're running too
C Em
Oh! My mama, you're running too
C Em C Em
Brother, I'm so sorry that you watched the paintings burn
[Verse]
C C/B Am7 Am7 C C/B Am7 Am7
And I can't hide the dirty paths down that carpet anymore
C C/B Am7 Am7 C C/B Am7 Am7
No, no, I can't hide the dirty paths down that carpet anymore
C C/B Am7 Am7
There were too many heavy boots
C C/B Am7 Am7
There were too many heavy boots
C C/B Am7 Am7
There were too many heavy boots
C C/B Am7 Am7
There were too many big black boots
C C/B Am7 Am7
And there were too many little brown shoes
Am7 Am7 G G G G
Marching through
[Outro]
C C/B Am7 Am7
So I'm counting it to the sky
C C/B Am7 Am7
Oh! I'm counting it to the sky
C C/B Am7 Am7
I'm counting it to the sky
C C/B Am7 Am7
Oh! I'm counting it to the sky
Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7
Moving back, oh I'm
Am7 Am7 G (strum)
Moving back to face the lack of home
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