Fever

capo at 4th fret ( all chords relative to capo ) for the G * chord , play it with the "e" string open . Intro : ( something like this ) E - - 9^ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - 9^ - - 9^ - - 7^ - - 9^ - - - - - | G - - - - - - 8^ - - 6^ - - 8^ - - - - - | x2 D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E - - 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - 9 - - - 9 - - - 7 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - 9 - 9 - 7 - - - | G - - - - - - 8 - - - 6 - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 8 - 8 - - 6 - - - | D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | in an open field at dusk to footfalls i awoke marching ants across my temples , oh G their feet had no intention they followed some magnetic drum Em Asus2 Em prisoners of their destination Verse 1 : G from the slats of the factory come where once they did make rails old death’s peculiar songs C Am he didn’t know i was listening Verse 2 : G so he crowed out nice and long Am G * to the spiders and the lumber and the dust Am D Em of his conquests and his hunger , his lust Verse 3 : G i heard his feet rejoice i heard him tap his cane Am as if he had his own review D on stage at the athenaeum Verse 4 : Em G * i caught his words with my open mouth Em G * i gagged and choked and spit them out Em G * i heard him turn as he did hear C Am my tiny heartbeat in his ear Em i was already running i heard him coming Verse 5 : Em G * shrapnel spitting from his wheels Em G * his scything arms rake for my heels Em G * i dove and rolled and hid my face Am Em and i said these magic words : Chorus : Am C Em "my dove is home , her breast is warm , my dove is home" G i said these magic words and Am fell down , down , the anthill Em for days Am C Em "my dove is home , her breast is warm , my dove is home" Am C Em "my dove is home , her breast is warm , my dove is home"