ARTIST: The Decemberists
TITLE: Calamity Song
Lyrics and Chords


Had a dream, you and me and the war at the end times
And I believe California succumbed to the fault line
We heaved relief as scores of innocents died

/ D - - - A - - - / D - - - A - / - - /

   And the Andalusian tribe
   Setting the lay of Nebraska alight
   Till all that remains is the arms of the angels

   / G - D - / G - D A / G - /
 
Hetty Green, queen of supply-side bonhomie bone-drab, know what I mean?
On the road, it's well advised to follow your own path
In the year of the chewable Ambien tab

   And the Panamanian child
   Stands at the Dowager Empress's side
   And all that remains is the arms of the angels
   And all that remains is the arms of the angels
   Ah-oo, ah-oo girl
   Ah-oo, ah-oo girl

   ... / D A G - / D - G - / /

When you've receded in to loam
And they're picking at your bones
We'll come home, we'll come home

/ Em - A - / Em - A G / D - - - A - - - /

Quiet now, will we gather to conjure the rain down
Will we now build a civilization below ground
And I'll be crowned the Community Kick-it-around
 
   And the Andalusian tribe
   Setting the lay of Nebraska alight
   Till all that remains is the arms of the angels
   Till all that remains is the arms of the angels
   Ah-oo, ah-oo girl
   Ah-oo, ah-oo girl
   Ah-oo, ah-oo girl
   Ah-oo, ah-oo girl

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