"Marigold" by Jackie Greene standard tuning, no capo F x03211 C x32010 Gm xx0333 Dm xx0231 C/G x32013 Bb xx3331 A x03330 Dm/C x00211 G 320003 Bb/D xx0221 some chords may have a slightly different sound from the recording but are accurate for tuning, a few can be played as bar chords if preferred --------------------------- F C Gm Dm C F C Dm C/G Bb A Dm Dm/C G Bb/D Bb F F C So much depends Gm On first loves and friends Dm C Legs for a table F C I, I painted my room Gm With judgments and doom Dm C/G But I still ain't able Bb A To sleep, got to sleep Dm Dm/C G And dream up some dreams I can keep Bb/D Bb F Oh my, my marigold, marigold F C I was walking at dawn Gm When something turned on Dm C But I couldn't name it F C So I, I went back home Gm I did it alone Dm C/G But I couldn't claim it Bb A I tried, yes I tried Dm Dm/C G I tried honey I was denied Bb/D Bb F Oh my, my marigold, marigold Dm Well everything becomes much more meaningless F As time passes by Dm So I hide in the bedroom with strong curtains drawn Bb C So I can't look the world in the eye F C I heard you were well Gm I heard that you fell Dm C Back on your feet F C Well me, I'm still in fear Gm I planted her here Dm C/G Right in the street Bb A To sleep, so she sleeps Dm Dm/C G And dreams with the orphans and freaks Bb/D Bb F Oh my, my marigold, marigold F C Now talk, talk it is cheap Gm I talk in my sleep Dm C I know what to say F C I said, I said you were wise Gm To let go of my eyes Dm C/G And push me away Bb A And run, yes you run Dm Dm/C G You run honey nothing gets done Bb/D Bb F Oh my, my marigold, marigold Dm F But all that I've learned it must be a chemical change Dm After all I'm no different from the next twisted talker Bb C Who's taking his lies to the grave F C I wasn't myself Gm I was nobody else Dm C That I couldn't be F C Like you were nobody too Gm F C/G To somebody who's exactly like me Bb A So sleep, let her sleep Dm Dm/C G And dream up the dreams we can keep Bb/D Bb F Oh my, my marigold, marigold