The Melancholy Season chords by Benmont Tench
Guitar chords with lyrics
The Melancholy Season by Benmont Tench: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights
THE MELANCHOLY SEASON as performed and recorded by Benmont Tench, a 2025 release.- Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Key: F
Intro:
C Gm Dm C F
Am Dm F
Verse 1:
C Gm
Adjusting to the fading light
Dm
My eyes dilate and hollow
C Am
You sit outlined in falling night
Dm F
So still against the shadows
C Gm
The constellations rise and spin
Dm
The planets start their courses
Am F C
Orion’s on the threshold now
Dm F
The melancholy season is upon us
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Verse 2:
C Gm
You turn away within yourself
Dm
A place forbidden to me
C F Am
I’m jealous of the air you breathe
Dm F
The clothes that wrap your body
C Gm
The eucalyptus creaks and sighs
Dm
The wind whips round the compass
Am F C
Orion holds his arm up high
Dm F
The melancholy season is upon us
Interlude:
Gm F Dm C
Gm Dm Fmaj7
G
Verse 3:
C Gm
Not older now but later on
Dm
That one long day we’re given
F Am
Between the opening of our eyes
Dm F
And the last time that we close them
C Gm
What would I give to turn the track
Dm Am
Of time to match our traces
F C Dm Am
Orion cries out from the black
Dm F
The melancholy season is upon us
Dm Am F C
Orion cries out from the black
Dm F
The melancholy season is upon us
Outro:
C Gm Dm F Am Dm
F C Gm Dm Am F C Dm
F C Published:
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