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D  A  ....
D
I went down to the basement
A
To check on the sour mash
D
I looked down to the nonreactive ceramic tub
A
It was bubbling
       G                        D
I had stirred up the dust on the stairs coming down
A
I saw the dust devils swarming around
G                 D
Incoming sun beams cut them apart

A
And I watched a shadow pass across my heart
         G               D                 A
You were upstairs in the kitchen with your head against the sink
          G    D
Trying to cool down
          A7   A         D   A.......
Trying to cool down

D
I know you don't believe me but I could hear you breathing
         A
I looked into the tub and there the mixture was seething
D
With new life

New life all around
A        
I had stirred up the dust on the stairs coming down
         G               D                  A
You were upstairs in the kitchen with your head against the sink
          G    D    
Trying to cool down
          A7   A
Trying to cool down
         D  A.......
Yeah.

Live version by willneu97

Dmaj7: xx0220
Dsus2: xx0230
D:     xx0232
A:     x02220
G:     320033

Dmaj7 Dsus2 A (x3)

Dmaj7              Dsus
I went down to the basement
A
To check on the sour mash
Dmaj7                Dsus2
I looked down to the nonreactive ceramic tub
A
It was bubbling
       G                        D
I had stirred up the dust on the stairs coming down
A
I saw the dust devils swarming around
G                 D
Incoming sun beams cut them apart

A
And I watched a shadow pass across my heart
         G               D                 A
You were upstairs in the kitchen with your head against the sink
          G    D
Trying to cool down
          Dmaj7 A  
Trying to cool down

Dmaj7 Dsus2 A for however long you want

Dmaj7                           Dsus2
I know you don't believe me but I could hear you breathing
         A
I looked into the tub and there the mixture was seething
Dmaj7
With new life
Dsus2
New life all around
A        
I had stirred up the dust on the stairs coming down
         G               D                  A
You were upstairs in the kitchen with your head against the sink
          G    D    
Trying to cool down
          Dmaj7 A
Trying to cool down
     
Yeah.

Dmaj7 Dsus2 A forever! Until you end on A