Martha — Jefferson Airplane

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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 16:48:06 -0500 From: Dann Butterfield <[email protected]> Subject: CRD: 'Martha' by Jefferson Airplane

Martha (Paul Kantner)

THE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE From After Bathing At Baxter's, 1967

Am: x02210 Bm/A:

{Am / / / Bm/A / / /}

Verse

(fingerpicked) Martha she listens for the ticking of my footsteps, patiently She sifts the hairy air that's warm and woodswept, pleasantly

Bb Ab C Bb Am / / / Bm/A / / / (repeat) She does as she pleases, she listens for me

Verse

Martha she calls to me from a feather in the meadow, fly to me You can dance and sing and walk with me, And dreams will fade and shadows grow (??, something that rhymes with 'me')

Bb Ab F Eb Bb / / / Eb / Ab / She does as she pleases, she waits there for me Bb Ab C Bb Am / / / Bm/A / / / She does as she pleases, her heels rise for me

Verse

My love she talks to waking windows as she murmurs to her feet, thoughtfully She separates in laughter to her side, caught for me

She does as she pleases, she waits there for me She does as she pleases, her heels rise for me

Verse

Martha she keeps her heart in a broken clock, and it's waiting there for me She weaves apart through a token lock, what a great thing to be free She weeps, tired and starts unspoken, but when the gate swings, There she'll be There she'll be

(no accompaniment) In green sun On blue earth Under warm running shower

Does anyone know the words to that last line of the second verse? I would appreciate feedback.

Submitted by Hirsch Freeman Comments or corrections welcome at [email protected]