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fill before Am chord
e--------------
B--------------
G--------------
D--0h2---------
A------0-------
E--------------

For the Dm chord, lay off the high E string so much and mute some strings when ya can.

Am                                      Dm
autumn came around like a drifter to an onramp
Am                                         Dm
there were wet leaves floating in gutters full of rain.
Am                               Dm
took to walking barefoot around town
F                           G
melodies from grade school, kicking in my brain.


Am                              Dm
saw you on the crosstown bus today.
Am                          Dm
you were reading a magazine. I turned my face away
                   F
and I shut my eyes tight.
      G
and dreamed about the flowers that hide from the light


         Dm
on dark hillsides
                Am
in the hidden places.


the brakes howled and the bus pulled up near my house
and I got off at the corner.
pulled my sleeves down over my hands, over my hands.
and I wished I was someone else. and I wished it was warmer.


and when I got home, I thought about you.
like a desperate policeman, searching for clues
and I almost passed out, just then
and I shut my eyes again


headed for the dark hillsides
in the hidden places.