Powderfinger Chords & Lyrics - Mark Erelli

[VERSE]
[C]Look out, Ma, there's a [F]white boat coming up the [C]river
With a [F]big red beacon and a flag and a man on the [C]rail
I think you'd [F]better call John
'Cause it don't look like they're here to de[Em]liver the [F]mail
And it's [Em]less than a mile a[F]way
And I [Em]hope they didn't come to [F]stay
It's got [Em]numbers on the side and a [F]gun
And it's making big [G]waves[C]___ [F] [C]

[VERSE]
Daddy's gone and my [F]brother's out hunting in the [C]mountains
Big [F]John's been drinking since the river took Emmy [C]Lou
So the [F]powers that be left me here to do the [Em]thinking [F]
And I [Em]just turned twenty-[F]two
I was [Em]wondering what to [F]do
And the [Em]closer they got
The [F]more those feeling's [G]grew[C]___ [F] [C]

[VERSE]
Daddy's rifle in [F]my hand felt re[C]assuring
He said, "[F]Red means run, son, and numbers add up to [C]nothing"
When the [F]first shot hit the dock I saw it [Em]coming [F]
Raised my [Em]rifle to my [F]eye
Never [Em]stopped to wonder [F]why
Then [Em]I saw black and my [F]face splashed in the [G]sky[C]___ [F] [C]

[VERSE]
Shelter me from the [F]powder and the [C]finger
[F]Cover me with the thought that pulled the [C]trigger
Just [F]think of me as one you never [Em]figured [F]
We [Em]fade away so [F]young
[Em]So much left un[F]done
Re[Em]member me to my [F]love, I know I'll [G]miss her___[C] [F] [C]