Mrs. Potter's Lullaby Uke tab by Counting Crows

5 Chords used in the song: G, Cadd9, Dsus4, D, Em7

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Artist: 
Year:  1999
Difficulty: 
3.3
(Beginner)
Key: D, GChords
Original key: -1.0 step(s) (original tuning)
Chord progression arranged for the Ukulele
# Capo on 1st Fret

G G Cadd9 Cadd9
Well I woke up in mid-afternoon
Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
cause that's when it all hurts the most
G G Cadd9 Cadd9
I dream I never know anyone at the party
Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
and I'm always the host

Em7 Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9
If dreams are like movies, then memories are
G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
films about ghosts
Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9
You can never escape, you can only move
G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
south down the coast

G G
Well, I am an idiot
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Walking a tightrope of fortune and fame
G G
I am an acrobat
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Swinging trapezes through circles of flame
Em7 Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9
If you've never stared off into the distance
G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Then your life is a shame
Dsus4 Dsus4
And though I'll never forget your face,
Cadd9 Cadd9 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Sometimes I can't remember my name

G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4
Hey, Mrs Potter, don't cry
G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4
Hey, Mrs Potter I know why but
G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9
Hey, Mrs Potter won't you talk to me

G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9

G G
Well, there's a piece of Maria
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
In every song that I sing
G G
And the price of a memory
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Is the memory of the sorrow it brings
Em7 Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9
And there is always one last light to turn out
G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
And one last bell to ring
Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9
And the last one out of the circus
G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Has to lock up everything

G G
Or the elephants will get out
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
And forget to remember what you said
G G
And the ghosts of the tilt-a-whirl
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Will linger inside of your head
Em7 Em7
And the Ferris wheel junkies will
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Spin them forever instead
Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9
When I see you a blanket of stars
G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Covers me in bed

CHORUS
G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4
Hey, Mrs Potter, don't go
G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4
I said hey, Mrs Potter I don't know but
G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9
Hey, Mrs Potter won't you talk to me

G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9

G G
All the blue light reflections
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
That color my mind when I sleep
G G
And the lovesick rejections
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
That accompany the company I keep
Em7 Em7 Cadd9 Cadd9
All the razor perceptions that cut
G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Just a little too deep
Dsus4 Dsus4
Hey I can bleed as well as anyone,
Cadd9 Cadd9 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
But I need someone to help me sleep

G G Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4
So I throw my hand into the air and it
G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Swims in the beams
G G
It's just a brief interruption
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Of the swirling dust sparkle jet stream
Em7 Em7
Well, I know I don't know you
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
And you're probably not what you seem
Cadd9 Cadd9
Aw, but I'd sure like to find out
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
So why don't you climb down off that movie screen

CHORUS
G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4
Hey, Mrs Potter, don't turn
G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4
Hey, Mrs Potter I burn for you
G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9
Hey, Mrs Potter won't you talk to me

G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9

G G
When the last king of Hollywood
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Shatters his glass on the floor
G G
And orders another.
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Well, I wonder what he did that for
Em7 Em7
That's when I know that I have to get out
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Cause I have been there before
Cadd9 Cadd9
So I gave up my seat at the bar and I
G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Head for the door. Yeah.

G G
We drove out to the desert
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Just to lie down beneath this bowl of stars
G G
We stand up in the Palace,
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
Like it's the last of the great pioneer town bars
Em7 Em7
Aw, we shout out these songs against
Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
The clang of electric guitars
Cadd9 Cadd9
Well, you can see a million miles tonight
Cadd9 Cadd9 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
But you can't get very far
Cadd9 Cadd9
Aw, you can see a million miles tonight
Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 G G D D Cadd9 Cadd9
But you can't get very far

G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4
Hey, Mrs. Potter, I won't touch and
G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 Dsus4 Dsus4
Hey, Mrs. Potter, it's not much but
G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9
Hey, Mrs. Potter, won't you talk to me
G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9
Hey, Mrs. Potter, won't you talk to me
G G Dsus4 Dsus4 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9
Hey, Mrs. Potter, won't you talk to me

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