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Tabbed by Alex Glasnovic (Gray.Fox@Gmail.com)

Pretty sure this is accurate, may need to tune down a little bit cause of the panasonic recording.
G* - 320003
G  - 320033
Intro:C G*(x4)

C                  G
the cabbages that I will grow
C                G
one by one and row on row
C                  G
will fatten in the spring sun
D
and breathe in the night air

C G* (x2)

you will hear them breathing
if you walk by at night
you may not hear them after all
but that's all right

C                    G
I've set the table for two
I've cleaned the windows for you
I've got cinnamon from Jakarta
for making French toast
the doctor says that I've got
D
thirty days left at most

the cabbages that I will grow
the love songs on the radio
will deepen in the springtime
           D
they'll be brighter than the stars