Neko Case – Fever chords

Capo at 4th fret (all chords relative to capo)

For the G* chord, play it with the "e" string open.

INTRO:
(something like this)

e--9^-----------------|B--9^--9^--7^--9^-----|G------8^--6^--8^-----| x2D---------------------|A---------------------|E---------------------|


e--9-----------------9-----------|B--9---9---7------9--9---9-9-7---|G------8---6------8-----8-8--6---|D--------------------------------|A--------------------------------|E--------------------------------|


IN AN OPEN FIELD AT DUSK
TO FOOTFALLS I AWOKE
MARCHING ANTS ACROSS MY TEMPLES, OH


GTHEIR FEET HAD NO INTENTION
THEY FOLLOWED SOME MAGNETIC DRUM
Em                 Asus2  EmPRISONERS OF THEIR DESTINATION


VERSE 1:

GFROM THE SLATS OF THE FACTORY COME
WHERE ONCE THEY DID MAKE RAILS
OLD DEATH'S PECULIAR SONGS
          C          AmHE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS LISTENING

VERSE 2:

GSO HE CROWED OUT NICE AND LONG
                       Am             G*TO THE SPIDERS AND THE LUMBER AND THE DUST
       Am                D           EmOF HIS CONQUESTS AND HIS HUNGER, HIS LUST

VERSE 3:

GI HEARD HIS FEET REJOICE
I HEARD HIM TAP HIS CANE
   AmAS IF HE HAD HIS OWN REVIEW
                DON STAGE AT THE ATHENAEUM

VERSE 4:

  Em                       G*I CAUGHT HIS WORDS WITH MY OPEN MOUTH
  Em                    G*I GAGGED AND CHOKED AND SPIT THEM OUT
  Em                  G*I HEARD HIM TURN AS HE DID HEAR
   C              AmMY TINY HEARTBEAT IN HIS EAR
EmI WAS ALREADY RUNNING
I HEARD HIM COMING


VERSE 5:

Em                     G*SHRAPNEL SPITTING FROM HIS WHEELS
Em                     G*HIS SCYTHING ARMS RAKE FOR MY HEELS
Em                     G*I DOVE AND ROLLED AND HID MY FACE
      Am               EmAND I SAID THESE MAGIC WORDS:

CHORUS:

Am                    C                  Em"MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME"

GI SAID THESE MAGIC WORDS AND
     AmFELL DOWN, DOWN, THE ANTHILL
EmFOR DAYS

Am                    C                  Em"MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME"
Am                    C                  Em"MY DOVE IS HOME, HER BREAST IS WARM, MY DOVE IS HOME"