Furr


FURR by Blitzen Trapper Capo 7th fret G C G C Yeah, when I was only se-ven-teen G C G D D7 I could hear the angels whis-per-ing G C G D D7 So I drove into the woods and wandered aimless-ly about C G C G D Until I heard my mother shouting through the fog C G D D7 It turned out to be the howling of a dog G C G D D7 Or a wolf to be exact, the sound sent shivers down my back C G C G D But I was drawn into the pack and before long C G D D7 They allowed me to join in and sing their song G C G D D7 So from the cliffs and highest hill, yeah we would gladly get our fill C G C G D Howling endlessly and shrilly at the dawn C G D D7 And I lost the taste for judging right from wrong G C G D D7 For my flesh had turned to fur, yeah and my thoughts they surely were C G C G D Turned to instinct and obedience to God C G D D7 (Harmonica Solo) G C G D D7 G C G D D7 You can wear your fur like a river on fire C G C G D But you better be sure if you’re making God a liar C G C G D I’m a rattlesnake babe, I’m like fuel on fire C G C G D So if you’re gonna get made, don’t be afraid of what you learned C G C G C G D D7 Bm Am On the day that I turned twen-ty three G C G D D7 I was curled up underneath the dogwood tree G C G D D7 When suddenly a girl the skin the color of a pearl C G C G D She wandered aimlessly, but she didn’t seem to see C G D D7 She was listening for the angels just like me G C G D D7 So I stood and looked about, I brushed the leaves off of my snout C G C G D And then I heard my mother shouting through the trees C G D D7 You shoulda seen that girl go shaky at the knees G C G D D7 So I took her by the arm, we settled down upon a farm C G C G D And raised our children up as gently as you please C G D D7 (Harmonica Solo) G C G D D7 G C G D D7 And now my fur has turned to skin, and I’ve been quickly ushered in, C G C G D To a world that I confess I do not know C G D D7 But I still dream of running careless through the snow G C G D D7 And through the howling winds that blow, across the ancient distant flow C G C G D That fill our bodies up like water till we know C G D D7 Harmonica Solo) G C G D D7 G C G D D7 You can wear your fur like a river on fire C G C G D But you better be sure if you’re making God a liar C G C G D I’m a rattlesnake babe, I’m like fuel on fire C G C G D So if you’re gonna get made, don’t be afraid of what you learned C G C G C G D D7 Bm Am G C (fades)