#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation ##of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or ##research. Remember to view this file in Courier, or some other monospaced ##font. ##-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#Date: Sunday, October 13, 2002 Subject: d/davis_stuart/jonah.tabJonah by Stuart Davis from The Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN 06/29/01Submitted by Del Kreisertune down 1/2 stepintro C#m* E |-4---4-X-|B |-4h5-5-X-|G |-6---6-X-|D |-6---6-X-|A |-4---4-X-|E |-4---4-X-|repeat rhythm throughout first verseE |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|B |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|G |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|D |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|A |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|E |-X-XXX-XX-XXX-|The dogs are still expectingyour father is a generalBenjamin's a murdereryour sister is a spongeyour mother is a workerC#mEAEBJonah, I ran into your mom, she isn't aging very wellAEBEsometimes I think her face is gonna burstAC#mEcause hiding pain is work, and your mother is a workerAEBEABJonah, some thoughts about your sister -- her eyes are always closedAEBever since that day she's held a certain poseF#ABEit's not a coma, she's the opposite of numbAC#mEsome people soak pain up, and your sister is a spongeAEF#Eand your mother is a workerF# A C#m E A E B* Jonah, I still see Ben, but if i bring your name up the conversation endsF#AC#mEcause he loaned you the shotgun you took up to the cabinA E B* C#m Ewhatever people say, he only hears the words 'Benjamin's a murderer' A E F# E B*your sister is a sponge, your mother is a workerB* A E BJonah, Jonah, news about your dad -- you thought he drank beforeA E B* A C#mnow he drinks, his body is at war and his stomach's never fullEAEcause your father is a general, Benjamin's a murdererF#EAEBAyour sister is a sponge, your mother is a workerC#mAEABJonah they gave me your goddamn dogs and I'm sick of what they doF#AF#Ethey bark at everything until they see it isn't youC#mF#Ecause the dogs are still expecting, your father is a generalA B* A B ABenjamin's a murderer, your sister is a sponge, your mother is a workerAEBAAEBA C#m*The dogs are still expectingyour father is a generalBenjamin's a murdereryour sister is a spongeyour mother is a workerChords------A X02220B X244XXB* 799877C#m X46654C#m* 446654E 022100F# 244322