Before The Eyes Of Storytelling Girls chords by Anais Mitchell

Definitely not accurate with what she plays, but these chords work with the melody.


Solo:
Am  Dm  F  Am
C  G   F


Verse 1:
Am                Dm
I could tell you stories like the government tells lies
Am            F
Oh but no one listens any more
    Am
In the rooms the women come and go
Dm
Talking on the mobile phones
    C     G       F
and the television talks about the war

Verse 2:
Am
When I was a baby there was
Dm
Laughter in my house and my
Am           F
Daddy smoked domestic cigarettes
Am
Thursday nights on the radio
Dm             C
Live in concert, live from Cairo
G     F
Mother of Egypt


Chorus 1:

Am   G
Mama, mama
F   G
Be with me
      F      Am
With the music in your breast
     F        Am
In your glittering evening dress
     F        C    G
And the white flag in your fist trembling


Am  Dm  F  Am
C  G  F

Verse 3:
Am                Dm
I could tell you stories like the past was dead and gone
Am               F
I know nothing changes in this world
Am
Every day the muezzin calls
Dm            C
Sun comes up and Baghdad falls
     G          F
Before the eyes of storytelling girls


Bridge:
Am       Dm
She was just a poor man's daughter
C        G       F
Going down into the sultan's bed
Am       Dm
He was desert, she was a water
   C       G      F
And he remembered every word she said
F
She said and I say


Chorus 2:
Am    G
Grandma, Grandma
F  G
Be with me
     F         Am
In your tragic wedding gown
     F       Am
With your long hair hanging down
     F        C
And the stories tumbling out
   G
Tumbling


Am Dm  F  Am
C  G  F

Verse 4:
Am                Dm
I could tell you stories like the government tells lies
Am            F
Oh, but no one listens any more
    Am
In the rooms the women come and go
Dm
Talking on the mobile phones
     C        G          F
And the television talks about the war

About the war and the
Am     G       Am