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Listen to the recording to get the best idea as to how this is done.

Lots of palm mutes are used. :)

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D D-Dsus4-D Asus4 Asus4-A G G-G* (2x)

D                       A
through the shifting colors in the sky
            G          D
i heard the wild geese call.
D                            A
and the light was bright and clear and cold
     G          D
over eastern montreal
D               C
and although, i know
G              D
you're only toying with me now,
D                 C
and although, you hold
      G                      D
your affection for me like a bone on a string
i love you, i love you because
you gave me sausage and cheese when i was hungry.

you hold your closed hand out to me
and you told me to guess what you had inside
and i had a thousand guesses and some of them were good
but i knew for some reason that i was losing my mind
when the scent came rising
through the spaces between your fingers
when the scent called to me
and i knw we'd last at least until the end of december
i love you, i love you because
you gave me sausage and cheese when i was hungry.