Thea Gilmore's 2003 album 'Avalanche' combines her often minimalistic tendencies with just enough engineering to appeal to mainstream.
In it's entirety the album is one of her best works and the title track 'Avalanche', as with her complete songbook, epitomizes her mastery of poetic pros.
This is a summary version (w/out all the notes) of my original transcription which I posted to ultimate-guitar.com back in March of '06.
Am F C G (2 times)
Am
Three PM
F
Blue as a roadsign
C
With a bag and some cheap wine
G
The suns in my eyes
Am
Between
F
The smoke trails of aircraft
C
The kite tails and light shafts
G
There's a language in the sky
Am
There are bones
F
Hiding under the viaduct
C
Sweeping down by the railway line
G
Making wagers with the day
Am
There's a rumour
F
Dirty as a chimney stack
C
Quiet as roadkill
G
On the northbound carriageway
F
And who's gonna raise a hand
G
When all we were taught to do was dance
F
Who'll be able to stand after this avalanche
Am F C G (2 times)
Am
Well they sold you
F
Back your outrage
C
In a neat little shrink-wrap
G
And a beautiful face
Am
And you think
F
That you've found your purpose
C
While they've been trailing the breadcrumbs
G
Of a watertight case
Am
So you're shouting
F
But you're shouting softly
C
So no-one can hear you
G
And get the wrong idea
Am
But behind
F
The closing eye of the tabloids
C
We will be waiting
G
And we'll say it clear
F
Cos who's gonna raise a hand
G
When all we were taught to do was dance
F
Who'll be able to stand after this avalanche
Am F C G (2 times)
Am
Three PM
F
Blue as a roadsign
C
With a bag and some cheap wine
G
The suns in my eyes
Am
Between
F
The smoke trails of aircraft
C
The kite tails and light shafts
G
There's a language in the sky
Am F C
G
There's a language in the sky
Am F C
G
There's a language in the sky
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