Shattercane And Velvet Grass chords

[INTRO]
[Gm] [Bb] [C]
[Gm] [Bb] [C]

[Gm]Fire burn, and toil [Bb]
Kettle b[C]ubble, water boi[Gm]l.
[Gm]Assam, Salem,[Bb]
Bitter t[C]rouble, very strong

[Inst.]
[Gm] [C]

[Gm]Black leaves, and ste[Bb]ep
Settle c[C]ozy, dark as sle[Gm]ep
[Gm]Oh soothe this day [Bb]
Milk and [C]sugar, cup o’ tea

[Gm] [C]

Lizzie, counterpoint to Bridget: (spoken)
Shattercane and velvet grass,
Sorghum and white clover,
Millipedes and bergamot,
Flax when winter’s over.
(sung) Cherry stones and apricots,
Pale and milky silent
Poison for it’s Prussian blue..

Bridget, counterpoint to Lizzie:
[Gm]Fire burn, and toil [Bb]
Kettle b[C]ubble, water boi[Gm]l.
[Gm]Assam, Salem,[Bb]
Bitter t[C]rouble, very strong

[Gm C]

[Gm]Black leaves, and ste[Bb]ep
Settle c[C]ozy, dark as sle[Gm]ep
[Gm]Oh soothe this day [Bb]
Milk and [C]sugar, cup o’ tea

Lizzie:
[Eb]Ferric phenyl cyanide, 3[A]00 parts per million.
[Dm]Prussic acid, blue-ish clear, protoplasmic poison.
[Eb]Boils at 26 degrees and [A]faintly tastes of almonds.
[Dm]Death is by paralysis of [C]heart and respiration.
[Eb]Passes through u[Cm]nbroken skin.
[Gm]Careful, for it’s found [Ab]with[Bb]in…

[Gm]Shattercane and velvet grass,
[Bb]Sorghum and white [C]clover,
[Gm]Millipedes and bergamot,
[Bb]Flax when winter’s [C]over.
[Gm]Cherry stones and apricots,
[Bb]Pale and milky [C]sil[F]ent
[Gm]Poison for it’s Prussian blue,
[Bb]Beautiful and [C]viol[Dm]ent.

[Eb]Following directions in the [A]Book of Household Poisons.
[Dm]Just a drop dropped in the milk
And [Cm]hope that she’ll [Eb]enjoy some.
[Eb]Mind you don’t forget to close your [A]eyes and hold your breath.
[N.C.]But
[Dm]Wouldn’t it be easy, now?
A [Cm]perfect little death.
[Dm]Just [Eb]drop a grain in[Cm]to her tea,
[Gm]Mrs Borden,[Gm] R. [Ab]I. [Bb]P.

Lizzie, counterpoint to Bridget:
[Gm]Shattercane and velvet grass,
[Bb]Sorghum and white [C]clover,
[Gm]Millipedes and bergamot,
[Bb]Flax when winter’s [C]over.
[Gm]Cherry stones and apricots,
[Bb]Pale and milky [C]sil[F]ent
[Gm]Poison for it’s Prussian blue,
[Bb]Beautiful and [C]viol[Dm]ent.

Bridget, counterpoint to Lizzie:
Fire burn, and toil
Kettle bubble, water boil.
Assam, Salem,
Bitter trouble, very strong.
Black leaves, and steep
Settle cozy, dark as sleep
Oh soothe this day
Milk and sugar, cup o’ tea
(Milk and sugar, cup o’ tea)
(Milk and sugar, cup o’ tea)
(Milk and sugar, cup o’ tea)
(Milk and sugar, cup o’ tea)

[OUTRO]
[Gm] [Bb] [C]

Lyrics taken from themusicallyrics.com, accredited to "Penny"