A Colliers Wife chords by The Crookes

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
A augmentedA DbmDbm B minorBm E MajorE x2

Verse 1:
A augmentedA
When you left, you left me reeling
DbmDbm
But I'll try to fight this feeling
B minorBm
I thought you were as happy as a dicky-bird
E MajorE
Oh but for my love of another bird
A augmentedA
Oh, now I'm stuck waiting
DbmDbm
a collier's wife will not stop scrating
B minorBm
I hope you know that if I only could
E MajorE
I'd sing you songs like a lover should

Chorus:
A augmentedA  E MajorE        DbmDbm
If I took you by the hand
      D MajorD        A augmentedA
It was cos you could hardly stand
      E MajorE          A augmentedA
And I could hardly stand still
A augmentedA        E MajorE          DbmDbm
I know there are things you'd like to do
      D MajorD         A augmentedA
And I like wasting time with you
       E MajorE       A augmentedA
But I'm still in it for the thrill
  D MajorD     A augmentedA  B minorBm A augmentedA   A augmentedA
So lads, you know the drill

A augmentedA DbmDbm B minorBm E MajorE x2

Verse 2:
A augmentedA
You took off and left me reeling
DbmDbm
I still don't care for this feeling
B minorBm
You sing in my ear like a mockingbird
E MajorE
But I'd be happy with any other bird
A augmentedA
Oh, we wasted time like ??? but
DbmDbm
Times well spent lost in the gutter
B minorBm
The stars we see don't mean a single thing
E MajorE
Oh, how we band of brothers sing

Chorus:
A augmentedA  E MajorE        DbmDbm
If I took you by the hand
      D MajorD        A augmentedA
It was cos you could hardly stand
      E MajorE          A augmentedA
And I could hardly stand still
A augmentedA        E MajorE          DbmDbm
I know there are things you'd like to do
      D MajorD         A augmentedA
And I like wasting time with you
       E MajorE       A augmentedA
But I'm still in it for the thrill
  D MajorD     A augmentedA  B minorBm A augmentedA