4/4 Time

A/C#                   D         A                  G
You are the Queen of a dustbowl, ex to a crier in a town of ashes

D                           Bm
This is what happens when a great love crashes

A/C#               D                A               G
Tonight you let me see you, for the first time in a long time

        D               Bm               A             Bm7                G             Es4   E
For the first time in a time without the fear of going blind, without the fear of going blind

A / Bm / | Bm / G/B / | Bm / A / | E / / / |


     A/C#                 D                      A                    G
In a den of quitters in a hall of hosts, between worn out waltzes and wedding toasts

          D/F#                Bm                         A/C#           D
I heard a man confess what he struggles with most is the freedom for so long

          A                      G	
Without a strong enough voice to tell him what’s wrong

          D/F#           Bm                                Es4  E
Without a will without a prayer without a passionate song to sing


              A         Bm                  G/B                Bm                | A / E / |
Our favourite sons, our polished metal guns, plagues mermaids, setting suns

              A         Bm                   G/B               Bm           2/4 | A / | E / / / |
Our favourite sons, our polished metal guns, plagues mermaids, setting suns

A5 A5/B A5/C A5/C# | Ds2 E A A/C# | 5/4 A5 A5/B A5/C A5/C#  Ds2 | E | E |


         A/C#          D                               A                     G
Well all by and by and through and through this is the only thing that comes back to you

        D/F#                        Bm                   A/C#        D
How you banged her on a cannon in a World War Two park, in Gundagai

                  A                G                D/F#                        Bm
O come on guy, o come on, you were born red-eyed and screaming, your mother was beaming she trembled

    A                     Bm           G/B               Bm
And dabbed your eyes with mercury, and rained on you the blessings three

           E                                         A  E
You were a babe of spring now what’s it going to be, sunshine


              A         Bm                   G/B             Bm                | A / E / |
Our favourite sons, our polished metal guns, plagues mermaids, setting suns

              A         Bm                   G/B             Bm                | A / E / |
Our favourite sons, our polished metal guns, plagues mermaids, setting suns

         A                   Bm              G/B             Bm
Upon all brave new breeds of old disease, on rotten roots of family trees

   E                                                      ||: E / / / :|| repeat, calantandolamanissimo
On sold out universities, other sunset studies and these

The piano in this song isn't constant & sometimes tends to get 
lost in the mix, & sometimes isn't there at all, (most likely 
due to the band not officially having a piano player in their 
line up when this came out). It's a simple line that adds 
beautifully to the piece - typical augie. 
We're trying a new system here. 1 - the octave of middle c (to 
c'). 9 - the octave below that. 
Any questions/corrections: centuryorphan@hotmail.com 

Note: it sounds good if you accent the start of each measure here, 
especially that top C! 

3|C--- 
9|CeCeCeCe|dFdFdFdF|-C-C-C-C|--------|dFdFdFdF|-d-d-d-d| 
8|--------|--------|a-a-a-a-|gbgbgbgb|--------|b-b-b-b-| 
You are..dust.... next to..town of..This is what happens when a great love crashes 

9|CeCeCeCe|dFdFdFdF|-C-C-C-C|--------|dFdFdFdF|-d-d-d-d| 
8|--------|--------|a-a-a-a-|gbgbgbgb|--------|b-b-b-b-| 
   T'nite.seeyou..first....long......time in a time, without the 

9|-C-C-C-C|-d-d-d-d|--------|..1|-CCde--F|d-d-d-d-|dCcC----| 
8|a-a-a-a-|b-b-b-b-|gbgbgbgb|..8|G-------|----9b-b|----F---| 
                              8|e-- 
fear.... blind....fear of...  (instrumental) 


9|a---b---|1CCde-- 
9|e---G---|----CeCeCeCe|dFdFdFdF|-C-C-C-C|--------|dFdFdFdF|-d-d-d-d| 
9|----e---|------------|-------8|a-a-a-a-|gbgbgbgb|--------|b-b-b-b-| 
             In a den..hall.... worn.... wedding..man......struggles with most Is the 


9|CeCeCeCe|dFdFdFdF|-C-C-C-C|--------|dFdFdFdF|-d-d-d-d|-C-C----| 
8|--------|--------|a-a-a-a-|gbgbgbgb|--------|b-b-b-b-|a-a-G---| 
freedom..long.... strong...tell...  will.....passio'..sing. 

Our Favorite Sons.. & I can't hear the piano any more. 
I think this means you can take a break (: 

Piano interlude (two hands) please let me know if this sounds ok/not ok: 

1|-CeCdede|cebaGeGe|FdFdGeGea---|-CeCdede|cebaGeGe|F-d-G-e-|b- 
9|a-------|--------|------------|a-- 
7|a---b--8|c---C---|d---e--7a---|a---b--8|c---C---|d---e--7|e-8e 

When the vocals come back in the guitar takes over a 
similar pattern to what the piano plays at the beginning. 
There could be a piano under there, somewhere. 

And those odd notes at the end might sound something like these: 
3| G   4| C   3| C   2| G  e 

And remember to let the lid of your old accoustic fall 
down at the end, producing something that sounds d-ish. 
Cheers.