Country Joe and the Fish - Not so sweet martha lorraine

She ^Ehides in the attic concealed on a shelf ^EBehind volumes of literature based on herself ^EAnd runs across the pages like some tiny elf ^G#mKnowing that it's hard to find ^F#mStuff way back in her mind ^G#mWinds up spending all of her time ^F#mTrying to memorize every line Sweet ^ELorrain^Ae ^E ah ^Asweet ^ELorraine^{A E A}

Sweet ^Elady of death wants me to die ^ESo she can come sit by my bedside and sigh ^EAnd wipe away the tears from all my friends eyes And ^G#mthen softly she will explain Just ^F#mexactly who was to blame For ^G#mcausing me to go insane And ^F#mfinally blow out my brains Sweet ^ELorrain^Ae ^E ah ^Asweet ^ELorraine^{A E A}

Well you ^Eknow that it's a shame and a pity You were ^Draised up in the city And you ^Enever learned ^Dnothing 'bout country ^Eways^{A E} ah '^About country ^Eways ^{A E}

The ^Ejoy of life she dresses in black ^EWith celestial secrets engraved in her back ^EAnd her face keeps flashing that she's got the knack But you ^G#mknow when you look into her eyes ^F#mAll she's learned she's had to memorize And the ^G#monly way you'll ever get her high Is to ^F#mlet her do her thing and then watch you die Sweet ^ELorrain^Ae ^E ah ^Asweet ^ELorraine^{A E A}

Now ^Eshe's the one who gives us all those magical things ^EAnd reads us stories out of the I Ching ^EThen she passes out a whole new basket of rings ^G#mThat when you put on your hand Makes you ^F#mone of the Angel Band And ^G#mgives you the power to be a man But ^F#mwhat it does for her you never quite understand Sweet ^ELorrain^Ae ^E ah ^Asweet ^ELorraine^{A E A}

Well you ^Eknow that it's a shame and a pity You were ^Draised up in the city And you ^Enever learned ^Dnothing 'bout country ^Eways ^{A E}Oh 'bout ^Acountry ^Eways oh 'bout ^Acountry ^Eways ^{A E}Yeah, about ^Acountry ^Eways oh ^Acountry ^Eways ..^A.