St. Claire of Cedar Rapids
St. Claire of Cedar Rapids
Probably Written by Matthew Grimm
Performed by The Hangdogs
Beware of Dog album
Intro G D C C
Verse:
G D
Sheplays guitar in Czech town openmic nights at the tavern
C G
Singscountry songs that no ones heard since 40 yearsago
G D
Shesmiles back at the awestruck boys whostare up from the darkness
C D G
Shelleven smile some later when shetells em thank youno
D C
Shemarried him at 24 in1987
D C
Separated by89
G D
Awhell she says, it wasnt reallyeven him no more
C D G
Still shedrives to Independence just tovisit him sometimes
Chorus:
Em D C
St.Claire of cedar rapidsonly does what anybodywould
G D C
Does anybody walk thisearth in angelsgrace
Em D C
St.Claire of cedar rapidsId come unto you upon myknees
G D G
Ifonly you wouldkiss my sinsaway
Verse:
G D
Shewalks to work alone eachday down by the river
C G
Shetells herself a poem she once read or maybewrote
G D
Tosay that all the birds and bugs stopchirpin just to listen
C D G
Asif it were a song sung by anangel flyinlow
D C
Works ajob for the insurance says shewont quit or divorce him
D C
Till thestate says he donTneed it anymore
G D
Some nights after just enough Old Weller she might tell you
C D G
Shewonders what the hell god put heron this planetfor
Repeat chorus