Music and Lyrics by Patty Griffin
from the "Living With Ghosts" album
Chords transcribed by Michael Mrozek
(mmroz@ix.netcom.com)
standard tuning - CAPO 3RD
G - 320033
Dsus4 - x00233
C9 - 032030
Am - 002210
D - 000232
C - 003210
Intro: Dsus4 G C9 D Dsus4 G C9 D
Dsus4
G
C9
D
Sweet Lorraine the
fiery head brown eyed schemer
who came from a long line of drinkers and dreamers
who knew that sunshine donít hold up to dark
whose businesses fail who sleep in the park
Lor raine who spoke of paintings in Paris
and outlandish things to her family just to scare us
whose heart went pokiní where it shouldnít ought
C9
G
D
whose mother could only, spit at the
thought
C9
Dsus4 G
C9 D Dsus4 G C9 D
Lorraine, sweet Lorraine
Dsus4
G
C9
D
Her
father would tear out like a page of the
Bible
then he'd burn down the house to announce his arrival
her mother was working and never was home
Lor
raine carved out a little
life of her own
Dsus4 G
C9
D
Lor
raine started working, Lorraine went to school
her mother threw stones at her on the day that she moved
now isnít that a very strange thing to do
C9
G D
for someone who never really wanted
you
C9
Dsus4 G
C9 D
Lorraine, sweet Lorraine
Am
C
Her daddy called her a slut and a
whore
G
D
Am
on the night before her wedding day
C
the very next morning, at the church
D
C9
her daddy gave, Lorraine away, Lorraine
away
Dsus4 G
Lorraine, sweet Lorraine
Dsus4
G
C9
D
In the
battle of time, in the
battle of will
itís only your hope and your heart that gets killed
and itís
harder and harder Lorraine, to
believe in magic
C9
C9
G D
when
what came before you was
so very tragic
C9
Dsus4 G
Lorraine, sweet Lorraine
Dsus4
G C9 D
Dsus4 G C9 D
Sweet Lorraine
----repeats, fades out on D