Hydrangea

from Chimp Haven by Paula Carino

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Intro riff: C#m B A B
F# F#
Fighting for sunlight in a crowded lawn
E A E
and hating the waiting around
F# F#
Extending the petals to a stingy dawn
E A E
And draining the rain's remains from the ground
C#m B A B
F# F#
And just when it looks like the branches are bare
E A E
Forever and ever amen
F# F#
Your colors cry out like an answered prayer
E A E
And we're back in the flower business again
C#m B A B
Hey Hydrangea, you are a late bloomer too
A | A | B | B
Sun and soil have made a beautiful blue
C#m B A B
I'd never change ya, you took this long to appear
F# | F# | G# | C#m
Woke from the garden so late in the year

And after the iris has closed its eye
And the cowslips have bought the farm
And the dogwood stops barking and the tulips die
You make an entrance a slow-motion star

Hey Hydrangea, you are a late bloomer too
Sun and soil have made a beautiful blue
There's no danger that you'll fade from our eyes
The longer the waiting, the sweeter the surprise

Bridge:
G# | G#
And when you said you'd had enough
C#m
What were you thinking of?
G# | C#m
It doesn't seem like you've have enough love.

And the light becomes slanted and the chill creeps in
And your prone to the withers again
But you bloom where you're planted and the wisdom seeps in
And we'll see you next summer, I know.

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from Chimp Haven, released March 20, 2015

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Paula Carino Brooklyn, New York

Evidence-based post-punk and power pop.

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