Iron & Wine - Rabbit Will Run

      [Verse 1]
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Last I saw mother she rose from a chair
          Am                          C
When they caught me I'd just finished combing my hair
         Em                    G                        Am      C
'Cause a rabbit will run, as a colt does along with the mare
      Em                             G
We've all learned the earth while we carried the throne
        Am                   C
We dove under the rivers and under our clothes
      Em                      G                   Am        C
And I still have a prayer, as sure as my settling bones

[Verse 2]
  Em                    G
Last I saw mother, she covered my ears
          Am                      C
When they caught me I offered the captain a beer
      Em                      G                   Am        C
Because the rabbit will run and the lion has nothing to fear
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We bricked up the garden and know what it means
        Am                   C
And we've all kissed a virgin as if she were clean
      Em                      G                   Am        C
And I still have a prayer despite all the colors I've seen

[Verse 3]
Em                    G
And judgment is just like a cup that we share
          Am                          C
I'll jump over the wall and I'll wait for you there
         Em                    G               Am      C
Well past the weeds in our vision of things to come
      Em                             G
We've all heard the rooster and all been denied
        Am                   C
And we've seen through the haze and the spit in our eyes
      Em                      G                   Am        C
And I still have a prayer, a well-weathered word to the wise

[Verse 4]
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Last I saw mother, she smelled like a rose
          Am                          C
When they caught me, the captain, he opened my nose
         Em                    G                              Am        C
Because the rabbit will run and the wind takes a bird where it blows
      Em                             G
We've all traded lovers and woke up alone
        Am                   C
And we clapped for the king though our fingers were cold
      Em                      G                   Am        C
I still have a prayer cause I love what I cannot control

[Verse 5]
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Last I saw mother, she acted surprised
          Am                          C
When they caught me, the captain, he cried like a child
         Em                    G                        Am      C
Because the rabbit will run, and good dogs together go wild
      Em                             G
We've all lived in grace at the end of the day
        Am                   C
And we armed all the children we thought we betrayed
      Em                      G                   Am        C
I still have a prayer but too few occasions to pray

[Verse 6]
Em                    G
Judgment is just like a cup that we share
          Am                          C
I'll jump over the wall and I'll wait for you there
         Em                    G                        Am      C
Well past the weeds in our vision of things to come
      Em                             G
And we've all found a reason for hiding a gun
        Am                   C
We've helped out a few if we've hurt anyone
      Em                      G                   Am        C
I still have a prayer and so be it, I've done what I've done

[Verse 7]
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Last I saw mother, she blew me a kiss
          Am                          C
When they caught me, the cuffs cut the blood from my wrist
         Em                    G                        Am      C
'Cause the rabbit will run and the pig has to lay in its piss
      Em                             G
We've all given half to the hand in our face
        Am                   C
We've all taken a stone from the holiest place
      Em                      G                   Am        C
And I still have a prayer and I've furthered the world in my wake