KEEP MY MUZZLE ON – capo 4 (Slow) C D7 Dm7 C C D7 I once was called a perfect boy Dm7 C Who would grow up and then enjoy C7 D7 Getting to crow whenever I wanted F Fm But now I'm older, and I just feel haunted (Speed up Fm, swap to 3/4 time) When the words came C Out I had Trans- D7 formed into a Dm7 bitter beast and C Molted all the D7 Feathers glued on Dm7 carefully, grew C Predatory D7 Eyes unwise and Dm7 Then the flock all C Scattered all those D7 Years proclaiming Dm7 Peace none of it Em Mattered Am Broken like my tail E An incoherent story Am I lacked the skill to to say C7 It's led up till today F Fm But my courage fades C So I'll keep my muzzle on C D7 Dm7 C (x3) Keep my muzzle on F C F C F G C D7 Work's been good, I'm getting paid Dm7 Am I’ve received no lack of praise And winter's been a breeze this year My Snow boots gather dust I fear But my car's been making noises Found this drink I really like The washer/dryer's on the fritz That's when it hits me and I'm Em Am Matured and wiser now E Am There's something I should say C7 Words of wisdom to impart F Fm Sharing from the bottom of my heart But I'll keep my muzzle on C D7 F C (x3) Keep my muzzle on F C F G C Oh, you want my thoughts D7 Philosophy F Fm Thoughts on next catastrophe C D7 Well listen up and listen clear F Fm Nobody ever wants to hear C The world is complicated D7 F There's no easy answers that's the Fm C the one truth I have found D7 F And it's what keeps my paws on solid ground Fm C So fly away, go on escape D7 F And when you come back down Fm C (BACK TO THREES) I will have my muzzle on D7 Dm7 Don't you worry I will keep my muzzle on (Muzzle on riff) C D7 Dm7 x5 MUZZLE ON RIFF BUT IN THREES (threes) C D7 Dm7 This sounds wrong, doesn't it? C D7 I know it sounds wrong Dm7 C That's why I keep my muzzle on  

WONT ASK CANT TELL – capo 4 Intro: G E Am D7 G E C D G E C (Cm D) Don't ask, don't tell Let's see how far down into the status quo I can go I don't feel well But with my muzzle on it's easy to not let my teeth show Break: G E Am D7 I like numbers I gather data, put it all in excel to know my plan of attack But these tracks Are hard to follow, If I make a wrong turn how do I find my way back I remember Thinking I was crazy these were even queries I could entertain, but G E C Cm -> If I let my two sides duke it out which one will remain (Chorus) C G Em B (B7) Am I the rooster guarding the henhouse Or am I the vixen gonna tear it all down Am I digging a tunnel to a better future Or will I make my whole world sink through the ground? C G Em B B7 C -> D# D Don't ask, Can't tell The crash has cycled but I'm still not feeling well (verse2) If you asked me When I was fourteen if I would still have my tail attached I would tell you I felt it was there from the moment that I hatched Now I'm not sure Easy to muzzle up, don't tell anyone anything since It's all a blur I'm scared, unsure there’s no simple answers there’s no simple cure (Chorus2) (Chorus) C G Em B (B7) Am I the rooster guarding the henhouse Or am I the vixen gonna tear it all down Am I digging a den for safety Or just to spite everyone living above ground? C G Em B C -> D# D Don't ask, Can't tell The crash has cycled but I'm still not feeling well G E Am D7 G B C Cm The conversation at the kitchen table Has gone silent I know better than to make eye contact That turns violent No need to make excuses (C extra) -> Cm With this muzzle, I think that I've solved that puzzle Chorus 3 I will be the rooster guarding the henhouse And I will be the vixen gonna burn it all down It's not worth asking My muzzle stays on after all that's gone around C G Em B B7 I will not tell you, let's just coexist for now C Cm So far this is the way that I know how C G Em G7 D7 G I won't ask, I can't tell What you would really say It's fine, I'll keep my muzzle on anyway

WIRES – capo 4 D Bm It's a full moon tonight D Everyone can see clearly The music's booming tonight Hope no one hears me A I just want to watch G D Just want to sit idly by A Observe a life G D That passed me by D Bm Far beyond their wires where I live G D I watch their fires glow D Bm And I've got nothing I can give, but G D Nobody has to know A Bm G D My eyes are locked in wonder|| or in hunger I can't tell A Bm G D For the feathers I abandoned|| to regain my sense of smell A Bm G D I've been away for too long|| there's no more wishing well I see One break from the flock Going through the wires I watch them hike to my spot G I'm not sure what's about to transpire Bm G My muscles tense my vision narrows A Em G D My paws feel stapled to the ground as if they're pinned with arrows A There is no test Bm My hackles rest A They brush my fur Bm with pinioned wings A Whispering gently, little vixen G D I'd like to hear you sing A Bm G D I see myself beside them|| exuberance in play Muzzle never needed|| knowing all the words to say A Bm Em Bm Suddenly I feel my claws|| unconsciously display Em Bm G Em (drop string 5 d->c#) I recall them but it’s too late|| I recall why I stayed away Bm A Em G Bm A G D It's too dangerous I tell her, There's too much at stake One wrong move I tell her, I couldn't live with my mistake Bm D (no g) She descends with poise Feathers slightly ruffled Our gazes meet beneath the noise Both of us muffled A Bm G D A Bm G D Later I approach the wire To watch her preening late at night She's conflicted by the feeling If what she asked was right She spots me for a moment G (drop string 5 d->c#) Before I dash Bm A G November chill has hardened our hearts Em Bm A The wire and the muzzle both protect us G D And keep us safely apart

BUILDING – capo 4 E A Am(x2) E I spent my life A Am Staring up the trunks of trees My friends had flown E To the top of the canopy A Am If only I had known E What I know now A Am It wouldn't have kept me down C#m A E (x3) Cause I'm gonna build a plane I'm gonna fly so high you might all think that I'm insane But if I can put my mind to it I think I'm really gonna go through with it this time I'm gonna build a plane I'm gonna build a plane I'm gonna fly so high and I'll never be the same (CONSTRUCTION BRIDGE- Excited) B7 A7 B7 A7 B7 F#7->G#7->F#7 E Am But there's something missing I went too high I thought I could reach them See them eye to eye Show I wasn't scary No need to be wary A Am But I flew so fast they thought that I was saying goodbye (START OVER) E A Am(x2) E A Am I spent my life Staring up the trunks of trees My friends had flown To the top of the canopy If only I had known What I know now It wouldn't have kept me down C#m A E (x4) Cause I'm gonna build a tower It'll be so tall They'll see I'm not so different after all I lack wings But I can climb stairs Brick by brick I can prepare (C#m B A E) I'm gonna build a tower I'll reach the perfect height I'll be grounded at their level Waving to my friends in flight (CONSTRUCTION BRIDGE) E Am But I'm missing something I built too fast As my paws cling to shoddy railings I'm seeing now that it won't last In that moment I recall They all fly south after fall A Am And my tower will crumble before winter has passed (START OVER. again) E A Am (x2) E A Am I spent my life Staring up the trunks of trees My friends had flown To the top of the canopy If only I had known What I know now It wouldn't have kept me down C#m A E (x5) Cause I'm gonna build a moon base At the very least I can stay in a single place We'll be far away A E But at least nothing will change I sound deranged C#m I realize now A But the course is charted E Might as well finish what I started I'm gonna build a moon base I'm gonna build a base on the heckin’ moon You'll be able to see me there quite soon (CONSTRUCTION BRIDGE) E Am I've got a telescope I watch the earth E From my base on the moon Am Where everyone can see just what my skills are worth The spacesuit's itchy My radio broke A It's just a different type of muzzle Am (MUTE) I was so frightened I awoke

SUMMER SHADOW – capo 4 So Fast So Maybe progression, E G C Am Winter coat's gone now Lost it through a sudden spring Now a nimbler fox takes wing I've got a very different song to sing Too long I've been quiet Disciplined and pure My instinct to meet expectations was the most Dangerous lure (CHORUS ALSO) Coming on out it's my summer shadow Don't stop now, we got a ways to go Up from the deep where your mind can't reach Beyond everything you know Coming on out it's my summer shadow Emerging from the dark where you don't dare go Watch the blood on my teeth glow in the moonlight so now you know I was a Good kid Nice kid followed the Rules Thought I could have it All straight A's in Sunday School ALone at ccD Listened to the teacher Speak her anxieTY Was she teaching us well? Or were we all going straight to hell we sailed the ark through stormy weather Didn't think we could do much better I got lost in the dogma Vulpine believing I could turn canine Hungry for flesh, thirsty for blood Killing flamingos trapped in the mud (CHORUS) (CHORUS ALSO) Coming on out it's my summer shadow Won’t stop now, I got a ways to go So many victims that I’ve yet to reach Beyond everything they know Coming on out it's my summer shadow Starvation took me to a brand new low Lick the blood off my teeth as they glow in the sunrise so now they know I let it all out Silently because I didn't dare say Viciousness I couldn't speak aloud Muzzle still on tight, muzzle still on proud And yet from somewhere inside me The dove’s already been bled That let me hide inside a bright view of the world After all what I have instead Now is a patch of shade Keeping me away from the rays of light Glow so strong they could turn a fox blind What should I take, what should I leave behind? (CHORUS) (CHORUS ALSO) Coming on out it's my summer shadow Can't stop now, I got a ways to go Up from the deep where no-one can teach me Anything I know Coming on out it's my summer shadow Lost mid-day no place to go Smelling dried blood on my teeth in the sunlight When will I know (One Round blank into plucked) (Full chord plucks) I see my white fur littering a den Wet with death from a Fresh killed Robin by my own Labor as I flip through the pages of a blood-stained hymnal, Do me a favor When I swing back And dive in the snow From black to white from day to night Could you just forget could you let it go (x3) (fancy fingerpluck) See you after the fall By then I'll have my white coat regrown after all See you after the fall....Or not because by then I'll blend in perfect after all See you after the fall By then I'll have my muzzle back on after all (x3) (bar3, bar5 variant at the end)

TRACKING – capo 4 A Dm (bar) They think they've tracked my trail Following my tail so long and yet to no avail I’ve long smelled them there and believe me I'm prepared A Dm C G Because I've done the numbers You bet I've done the math A Dm And when all of this is over C G they’ll wish they took a different path I bark taunts into the darkness So they know I've not been lost And when they think they've caught me They will see the cost G F E E F G G# ABar nightmare A C There's a train a-coming F E Following my tracks A C My timing is impeccable F I've taken countless packs out E Underneath its wheels A The world so turns C That dogs will die F Before they've earned E The right to say A C they've hunted me successfully F E7 I turn to see I flash a grin expect a sneer up to the end and yet instead F#m E A A7 F#m E I look into their fearful eyes A A7 Too afraid to ask for mercy F#m E A It's all come together there's no escape A7 their end approaches quickly at my claws F#m Kindergarten lessons cast aside E A No place left to hide from righteous cause A7 Was I justified? F#m Should I have kept my muzzle on E Not spurred this thing along A Refused to play the game and deciding I would hide A7 What if I just lied? F#m And kept my muzzle on? They still might be alive if I E A Kept my muzzle on (End on A) (NON-BAR Here) A Dm I grew up on the train Tail curled underneath me Sitting by the door to study, catch a wink or contemplate and think regardless I’m not heartless Sliding doors invite a chill that wakes me I am one who makes see Those that never had the chance Of course they won't know the dance They'll never understand my instincts Maybe gained through circumstance I memorized the schedule it makes them all Amaj7 Afraid A Amaj7 Bm7 (F#m7, E) I grew up on the train I’m used to traveling to reach a better life It doesn’t make me vain Some people are content to complain about the smell but they can’t smell Possibility, where the train might take them Where does it take me A Amaj7 (loop 2, add upper e string G) I’m standing on the tracks out in the rain The weather’s gotten colder my paw’s frozen to the tracks I see the train (I see the train, I see the traint (Basic: Am Dm C Em) I break free at the final moment Now the train goes twice as fast My calculations need some work I'll need to do the math again What if I miscalculate And end up like those hounds What if I’m no longer tracking But the train still loops around Em F E E F G G# F#m F#m E A A7 There's a train a-coming Rushing down my tracks Its timing is inscrutable It’s taken countless packs out Underneath its wheels The world so turns We all will die Before we've earned The right to say That we have learned From our mistakes A The train will never break A7 There’s no escape It's coming for me It's coming for me The train comes for us all I've got to pay my toll If I can keep my muzzle on I just might save my soul The train comes for us all How do I pay my toll If I can keep my muzzle on I just might save my soul The train comes for us all No change left for my toll But if I can keep my muzzle on I just might save my soul (Voice falls behind the rhythm) If I can keep my muzzle on I just might save my soul If I can keep my muzzle on, not shovel vindication into boilers like coal I just might save my soul If I can keep my muzzle on Disappear into the dawn Erase past guilt and move along F#m Dmbar Use the time that I have left Abar To keep my muzzle…

Elegy – capo 4 Capo 4 D D7 E G I went to a funeral today My nemesis has passed away He was the first bird that I bit Teething as a little kit My parents knew that my fangs would grow But never said I had to go Still I felt it only right To keep my muzzle on and not get into another fight (9) What do I owe Now that he's gone A reminisce A bitter song A book about the life he led Verbatim words that he'd want said He warned the world about folks like me With tails and teeth across the seas He saw the globe, and then he said His perfect world would be, G one where every fox like me was dead I placed a rose upon his grave My paw was pricked from thorns it saved What do I say now that he's gone E G D I think I'll keep my muzzle on

KEEP YOUR MUZZLE ON – capo 4 G D Am C Somehow I am making peace Without continual release From expectations and restrictions Letting fate guide my convictions Of a world that I can't change As a fox with a lower vocal range Brain split beyond all reconciling D7 Like code continually compiling G D Em C G7 Am Em C7 Now I know that it's okay to not have anything to say When your words bring claws of violence you can leave them in the silence D7 Keep your muzzle on G D Am C (x2) G D Am C Sometimes I’d take off the cage In a meadow vent my rage Then I put it right back on If that's how we all could get along I've said some things that I regret And yet somehow I haven't died yet Words are cheap, memories fade Come and sit, rest in the shade with me (chorus) We won't scream or shout Somehow we'll learn to live without A broader purpose or a mission a vulpine life lacking ambition D7 Keep your muzzle on G D Am C (x2) Your muzzle may not be who you are But your muzzle's kept you singing so far Your muzzle is your voice But your muzzle can also be your choice (Early into C here, rough transition style) (C D7 G G7 (x4) Your Life goes on Just like this song If you can’t (can) Keep your muzzle on C D7 G Your life goes on, keep your muzzle on (Final note is third, not first or fifth)