G VERSE 1: C G Your fan of golden hair D G (G/F#) oiled with rose and cinnamon Em G As your blood bloomed poppy red Am C G across your velvet coat Am C G Your deep blue velvet coat VERSE 2: C G Yes, there in Montana prairie grass D G (G/F#) the Sioux shot Custer down Em G His red scarf tied, his black boots shined Am C G How beautiful he looked to the flies, Am C G the happy kingdom of flies VERSE 3: C G Dear Custer there's a Wal-Mart now D G (G/F#) where once the grizzlies roamed Em G Mountains of hair spray and cowboy shirts Am C G and everyone has a gun Am C G Everyone still has a gun VERSE 4: C G But high in the rafters above the lights, D G (G/F#) red finches, they hide their nests Em G And when our cars drive out of sight Am C G they sing symphonies across the night Am C G In their forest of heating pipes VERSE 5: C G And out past the parking lot along the curb D G (G/F#) in the wilds of weed and trash Em G Great armies of the smallest ants Am C G fight battles for the glory of their queen Am C G Such a tiny glorious queen VERSE 6: C G But even the empress of the ants D G (G/F#) for whom ten thousand fall Em G Makes not a sound beneath the blades Am C G of our great empire of lawns Am C G How quiet is the empire of lawns