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Poughkeepsie by Over The Rhine





                            Poughkeepsie







capo 1st fret
you may want to add Am7 in C sections for variety

[G tacet]

I thought I'd go [G] up Poughkeepsie look out [C] o'er the Hudson and I'd
[G] throw my body down on the [D] river. And I'd [G] know no more sorrow
I'd fly [C] like the sparrow and I'd ride [G] on the backs of the [D]
angels [G] tonight.

Chorus
I'd ride [D] on the backs of the [C] angels to[G]night
I'd take [D] to the sky with all [C] of my [G] might
[G] No more drowning in my sorrows, no more drowning in my [C] fright
I'd just ride [G] on the backs of the [D] angels to[G]night

[C]

There are [G] those who know sorrow and [C] those who must borrow
and those [G] whose lot in life is [D] sweet. Well I'm [G] drunk on
self-pity, scorned [C] all that's been given me, I would [G] drink
from a bottle labeled [D] Sure De[G]feat.

repeat chorus

[C]

Then the [G] skies they fell open and [C] my eyes were opened to a
[G] world of hope falling at my [D] feet. Now I've [G] no more or less
than [C] anyone else has, what I [G] have is a gift of life I [D]
can't re[G]peat.
So I [G] go up Poughkeepsie look out [C] o'er the Hudson and I
[G] cast my worries to the [D] sky. Now I [G] still know sorrow but I
can fly [C] like the sparrow cause I ride [G] on the backs of
the [D] angels [G] tonight.

repeat chorus except last line is
I'll just ride [G] on the backs of the [D] angels each [C] night
end on [G tacet]









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version 2








Capo 1


               G
I thought I'd go up Poughkeepsie,
      C 
look out o'er the Hudson,
       G                           D
and I'd throw my body down on the river.
       G
And I'd know no more sorrow,
      C
I'd fly like the sparrow
         G                       D          G
and I'd ride on the backs of the angels tonight.

      D                       C          G
I'd ride on the backs of the angels tonight.
      D                   C        G
I'd take to the sky with all my might.
 G
No more drowning in my sorrow,
 G                      C
no more drowning in my fright,
           G                       D       G
I'd just ride on the backs of the angels tonight.

            G    
There are those who know sorrow
     C
and those who must borrow
      G                           D
and those whose lot in life is sweet.
          G
Well I'm drunk on self-pity,
         C
scorned all that's been given me,
           G                        D      G
I would drink from a bottle labeled Sure Defeat.


      D                       C          G
I'd ride on the backs of the angels tonight.
      D                   C        G
I'd take to the sky with all my might.
 G
No more drowning in my sorrow,
 G                      C
no more drowning in my fright,
           G                       D       G
I'd just ride on the backs of the angels tonight.

           G
Then the skies, they fell open
         C
and my eyes were opened
     G                             D
to a world of hope falling at my feet.
         G
Now I've no more or less
       C
than anyone else has,
        G                  D            G
what I have is a gift of life I can't repeat.

      G
So I go up Poughkeepsie,
      C
look out o'er the Hudson
        G                    D
and I cast my worries to the sky.
         G
Now I still know sorrow,
           C
but I can fly like the sparrow
          G                      D         G
'cause I ride on the backs of the angels tonight.


      D                       C          G
I ride on the backs of the angels tonight.
      D                   C        G
I take to the sky with all their might.
 G
No more drowning in my sorrow,
 G                      C
no more drowning in my fright,
           G                        D           G
I'll just ride on the backs of the angels each night.










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