Third Family Portrait Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
It [C]was the dead of [F]win[C]ter
[F]The cold [C]was [G]in our [F]bones
[C]And our shelves [F]stood [C]barren
As [F]we [C]had [G]ever kno[F]wn[C]
[F]So our mother

[Verse 2]
[C]stands on the
[Am]porch [F]one [G]evening
The [F]si lent [C]crack in her [G]stony [F]mask
She [C]looked [G]up at the [F]sky, and said "please"

[Interlude 1]
[F][G][Em]
[F][C][G][F][G][F][G][Em][F][C][G]
[C]And by the turn

[Verse 3]
[F]of summer [C]we
[F]Packed up [C]all[F] we [G]own[F]ed
And with my [C]mom and [F]broth[C]ers
We started [G]for [F]the coast
And [C]I would count all
[G]the clouds on [F]the way
And you and [C]I would name them
While the [F]world [C]around [F]us changed
And I remember [C]asking if the [Am]place
We're [G]moving would [F]have more [C]food
And my [G]mother [F]grew as
[C]distant [G]as can [F]be

[Interlude 2]
And mouthed, "please"
[F][G][Em][F][C][Em]
[G][F][Am][G][Em][F]
[C][Em][G][C]
So I, so [F]tired eyes,

[Verse 4]
[Am]pay [F]no mind[C]
The [F]river [Am]of time will drown these [F]days [C]out

[Interlude 3]
[F][Am][F][C]
[F][Am][F][G]
[G]

[Verse 5]
It was [C]the year [C]just [F]af [C]ter we
[F]Stood [C]and [G]watched the [F]sea
[F]And my [C]mom was [F]smil[C]ing
No [C]longer say[G]ing please