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Date: Sunday, October 13, 2002
Subject: d/davis_stuart/jonah.tab
Jonah by Stuart Davis from The Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN 06/29/01
Submitted by Del Kreiser
tune down 1/2 step
intro
C#m*
E |-4---4-X-|
B |-4h5-5-X-|
G |-6---6-X-|
D |-6---6-X-|
A |-4---4-X-|
E |-4---4-X-|
repeat rhythm throughout first verse
E |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
B |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
G |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
D |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
A |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
E |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|
The dogs are still expecting
your father is a general
Benjamin's a murderer
your sister is a sponge
your mother is a worker
C#m E A E B
Jonah, I ran into your mom, she isn't aging very well
A E B E
sometimes I think her face is gonna burst
A C#m E
cause hiding pain is work, and your mother is a worker
A E B E A B
Jonah, some thoughts about your sister -- her eyes are always closed
A E B
ever since that day she's held a certain pose
F# A B E
it's not a coma, she's the opposite of numb
A C#m E
some people soak pain up, and your sister is a sponge
A E F# E
and your mother is a worker
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F# A C#m E A E B*
Jonah, I still see Ben, but if i bring your name up the conversation ends
F# A C#m E
cause he loaned you the shotgun you took up to the cabin
A E B* C#m E
whatever people say, he only hears the words 'Benjamin's a murderer'
A E F# E B*
your sister is a sponge, your mother is a worker
B* A E B
Jonah, Jonah, news about your dad -- you thought he drank before
A E B* A C#m
now he drinks, his body is at war and his stomach's never full
E A E
cause your father is a general, Benjamin's a murderer
F# E A E B A
your sister is a sponge, your mother is a worker
C#m A E A B
Jonah they gave me your goddamn dogs and I'm sick of what they do
F# A F# E
they bark at everything until they see it isn't you
C#m F# E
cause the dogs are still expecting, your father is a general
A B* A B A
Benjamin's a murderer, your sister is a sponge, your mother is a worker
A E B A A E B A
C#m*
The dogs are still expecting
your father is a general
Benjamin's a murderer
your sister is a sponge
your mother is a worker
Chords
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A X02220
B X244XX
B* 799877
C#m X46654
C#m* 446654
E 022100
F# 244322
