Nighstand Drawer (CHORDS) by Heather Maloney

[Verse 1]~
C                     Am7
Hey,.. hey baby I'm your picnic blanket,..

           G                                        F
give me your crumbs,.. give me your drips,.. give me your bugs!

C                  Am7
Hey,.. hey baby I'm your mud-room floor,..

           G                                                 F
give me your street-dust,.. give me your beach-sand,.. give me your rain!

C                     Am7
Hey,.. hey baby I'm your nightstand drawer,..

             G                                        F
give me your secrets,.. give me your longings,.. give me a chance to hold these things


[Bridge]~
Dm7           Ddim7                       C       C7
I'm not gonna,.. I'm not gonna sell it to the papers! No,.. and

Dm7           Ddim7                       C       C7
I'm not gonna,.. I'm not gonna spin em' into stories! And

Dm7           Ddim7                       C       C7
I'm not gonna,.. I'm not gonna use it as ammunition,.. no,..

Dm7           Ddim7
I just wanna hold!!!


[Chorus]~
C                             F
Hey,.. hey baby you know you can talk to me tonight,..

           G
don't lie awake,.. don't lie awake,.. don't lie awake,..

F
oh,.. and let me in,.. for heaven's sake!


[Solo]~
Dm7 Ddim7 C C7
Dm7 Ddim7


[Verse 2]~
C                     Am7
Hey,.. hey baby I'm your terra cotta pot,..

           G                                        F
give me your basil,.. give me your daises,.. give me your dirt!

C                      Am7
Hey,.. hey baby I'm your couch cushion corners,..

           G                                           F
give me your pop-corn,.. give me you post-its,.. give me your change!

C                     Am7
Hey,.. hey baby I'm your nightstand drawer,..

           G                                         F
give me your secrets,.. give me your longings,.. give me a chance to hold these things


[Bridge]~
Dm7           Ddim7                       C       C7
I'm not gonna,.. I'm not gonna sell it to the papers! No,.. and

Dm7           Ddim7                       C       C7
I'm not gonna,.. I'm not gonna spin em' into stories! And

Dm7           Ddim7                       C       C7
I'm not gonna,.. I'm not gonna use it as ammunition,.. no,..

Dm7           Ddim7
I just wanna hold!!!


[Chorus]~
C                             F
Hey,.. hey baby you know you can talk to me tonight,..

          G
don't lie awake,.. don't lie awake,.. don't lie awake,..

F                                       C
oh,.. and let me in,.. for heaven's sake!