"Poughkeepsie" Performed by Over The Rhine
Capo 1
G
I thought I'd go up Poughkeepsie,
C
look out o'er the Hudson,
G D
and I'd throw my body down on the river.
G
And I'd know no more sorrow,
C
I'd fly like the sparrow
G D G
and I'd ride on the backs of the angels tonight.
D C G
I'd ride on the backs of the angels tonight.
D C G
I'd take to the sky with all my might.
G
No more drowning in my sorrow,
G C
no more drowning in my fright,
G D G
I'd just ride on the backs of the angels tonight.
G
There are those who know sorrow
C
and those who must borrow
G D
and those whose lot in life is sweet.
G
Well I'm drunk on self-pity,
C
scorned all that's been given me,
G D G
I would drink from a bottle labeled Sure Defeat.
D C G
I'd ride on the backs of the angels tonight.
D C G
I'd take to the sky with all my might.
G
No more drowning in my sorrow,
G C
no more drowning in my fright,
G D G
I'd just ride on the backs of the angels tonight.
G
Then the skies, they fell open
C
and my eyes were opened
G D
to a world of hope falling at my feet.
G
Now I've no more or less
C
than anyone else has,
G D G
what I have is a gift of life I can't repeat.
G
So I go up Poughkeepsie,
C
look out o'er the Hudson
G D
and I cast my worries to the sky.
G
Now I still know sorrow,
C
but I can fly like the sparrow
G D G
'cause I ride on the backs of the angels tonight.
D C G
I ride on the backs of the angels tonight.
D C G
I take to the sky with all their might.
G
No more drowning in my sorrow,
G C
no more drowning in my fright,
G D G
I'll just ride on the backs of the angels each night.
