Pet Politics

Em Am Bm7 Em


[Verse 1]

Em
Guard my bed
          Am
While the rain turns the ditches to mirrors
      Bm
Buy a vase of carnations from central Ohio
             Em
Where the looking machine can't hear us

  Em
Deep in the night, we dream of positions
            Am
There's a line for the phone in the hall
     Bm
And in the cold places where Spanish is spoken
  Em
Most wars end in the fall


[Chorus]

  C
You never know
           G    Bm7    Em
When your pet will go
 G       Em
Pet politics
 G       Em
Pet politics
 G       Em
Pet politics
 G       Em
Pet politics


[Verse 2]

  Em
Still wearin' last night's mascara
              Am                     Bm
Now that her pet was gone for sure

She was shiverin' so hard
     Em
It looked like there were two of her

Em
I could see through the sleeve on her blouse
      Am                            Bm
The plans of her architect lover

A tattoo of a boarded-up house
         Em
And ink door that belonged to another


[Chorus]

  C
When the rain hits you
   G      Bm7     Em
It hits you slow
  G             Em
Stitch after stitch
  G           Em
Stitch after stitch
   G        Em
Stitch after stitch
  G           Em
Stitch after stitch


[Verse 3]

 Em
Adam was not the first man
            Am
Though the Bible tells us so
          Bm
There was one created before him
      Em
Whose name we do not know

He also lived in the garden
       Am                     Bm
But he had no mouth or eyes

One day, Adam came to kill him
        Em
And he died beneath these skies


[Chorus/Outro]

   C          G      Bm7   Em
I find it so amazing how
 G             Em
I go where I'm led
 G            Em
I go where I'm led
  G           Em
I go where I'm led
   G          Em
I go where I'm led

C
I suspect we could be
G   Bm7     Em
Losing now
G               Em
Please guard my bed
G               Em
Please guard my bed
G               Em
Please guard my bed
G               Em
Please guard my bed