Paul Thomas Saunders

Appointment In Samarra

Paul Thomas Saunders


Tom: G

Am         C         G        F

[Verse 1]
         Am                               C
You have scars on your face from where he left you, your blue eyes still
       G                                            F
aren't dry, your hands have run through your blonde hair a thousand times.
    Am                                           C
You say you're going to Samarra, won't be back tomorrow you left a letter on the
G                                               F
drawer, breadwinners won't be baking anymore.
Am                          C
  I've been wondering for a while how
F                               Am               G
records in your heart, pull the Brompton shakes apart

[Chorus]
F                                               Am   G
  The blood is in your hands, the bodies on the ground around us
F                                  Am   G           F
  Make no future plans sever every bound that binds us, that ties [Interlude] us

[Interlude]
Am         C         G        F

[Verse 2]
         Am                                   C
There is blood on the clothes that you'd once wear for him, was it worth the lace
  G                                         F
facade, his hands you still feel round your waist on rainy days
Am                          C
  I've been wondering for a while how
F                                Am               G
records from your past, make the brief encounters last

[Chorus]
F                                               Am   G
  The blood is in your hands, the bodies on the ground around us
F                                  Am   G           F
  Make no future plans sever every bound that binds us.
F                                               Am   G
  The blood is in your hands, the bodies on the ground around us
F                                  Am   G           F
  Make no future plans sever every bound that binds us.

[Interlude]
N.C.
F      F     Am     G       X2

[Chorus]
F                                               Am   G
  The blood is in your hands, the bodies on the ground...
F                                               Am   G    
  The blood is in your hands, the bodies on the ground...

[Interlude]
D      D     D     D

[End-Chorus]
F                                               Am   G
  The blood is in your hands, the bodies on the ground around us
F                                  Am   G
  Make no future plans sever every bound that binds us.

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