Seven-Mile Island Jason Isbell
Seven-Mile Island
INTRO: D G D
Take my [G]bod[D]y to Seven-Mile Island
Lay my [G]head [D]down where [G]Indians [Em]sleep
Take your [G]shoes [D]off and walk across water
It's been [G]so [D]long since I [G]heard a man [Em]speak[D]
Watch the spillways when the water starts risin'
Take your hat off when the sun goes down
Keep your eyes on that concrete tower
Maybe one day it'll crumble to the ground
BRIDGE:
[Bm]Mary's cryin' 'cause she [G]can't hold water
And her [D]clothes don't fit her [A7]right
[Bm]She used to say that she [G]wanted a daughter
Now she [D]only wants a Saturday [A7]night
There were days when that dusty cave was empty
Back before this city made a claim
On that hotel, wanders and strangers
Back before you could live off of your name
BRIDGE:
We all live in an Airstream trailer
'Bout three hundred yards up the lake
Call the doctor, Mary's goin' into labor
And you can't raise a baby on shake
So take my body to Seven-Mile Island
Lay some stones down on top of my grave
Tell my lady I just couldn't bear to see it
Tell my daughter I just couldn't be saved
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