Chord Persephone by Allison Russell

Intro D G A x2 Verse 1 D A Blood on my shirt, two ripped buttons G A Might’ve killed me that time oh if I’d let him D G A He’s slow when he’s drunk, and he lost his grip on me D Now I’m running down la rue St. Paul G A Trying to get out from the weight of it all D Asus4 A Can’t flag a cop ’cause I know he won’t stop G A I’ll go see Persephone Chorus G A Tap tap tappin’ on your window screen D G Gotta let me in Persephone A D Got nowhere to go but I had to get away from him G A Asus4 My petals are bruised but I’m still a flower D A G/B Come runnin’ to you in the violet hour G A D Put your skinny arms around me, let me taste your skin Verse 2 D Mouth to mouth, mouth to flower G A Salty sweet you give me power D I feel you shake under my lips G A Your fingers tender find my secrets D Don’t make a sound, don’t cry out love G A Your parents are sleeping just above D I kiss you once, I kiss you twice G A Fall asleep looking in each other’s eyes Chorus G A Tap tap tappin’ on your window screen D G Gotta let me in Persephone A D Got nowhere to go but I had to get away from him G A Asus4 My petals are bruised but I’m still a flower D A G/B Come runnin' to you in the violet hour G A D Put your skinny arms around me, let me taste your skin Bridge D Light on your shoulder, light on your cheek G A Light telling me it’s time to leave D The birds are calling to the morning G A Your parents’ feet above us stirring D Kiss your belly before I go G A Climb back outta your basement window D Back to the cold’s bite, back to the hard life G A Back to the harsh bright street Chorus G A Tap tap tappin’ on your window screen D G/B Gotta let me in Persephone G A D Got nowhere to go but I had to get away from him G A Asus4 My petals are bruised but I’m still a flower D A G/B Come runnin to you in the violet hour G A D Put your skinny arms around me, let me taste your skin G A Asus4 My Petals are bruised but I’m still a flower D A G/B Come running to you in the violet hour G A D Put your skinny arms around me, let me taste your skin