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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: D Difficulty: Novice Intro: D G Bm A D G D A D Verse: D Said her name was marie G From the banks of the lee Bm A With the prettiest eyes my own had ever seen D Her hair like ripples G They danced with the tide D A D As our hearts washed away to the sea D G Was she sent down from the heavens above D Bm Her breath pure as whiskey my heart fell in love D G Now the devil is courtin' a different tune D A D And I laugh as the tears wash the rain
Chorus: G D Tell me why no one's listenin? A D Is there nothing at all left to say G D In a world so unforgiving A Bm You mean more to me each every day G D A D So may the living be dead in our wake D G D A D Verse: D G One cold winters night behind the clouds stars did hide Bm A And the ghost of our souls thanking Christ we're alive D G Our spirits they crackled with lovers first sight D A D Till the mornin' came fresh with a new D G Will you dance with me now heavens child sang the clown D Bm We've nothing left to lose but your wings and my frown D G Where over the hills where the valleys will ring D A D To the sound of our love singin' true Chorus: G D Tell me why no one's listenin? A D Is there nothing at all left to say G D In a world so unforgiving A Bm You mean more to me each every day G D A D So may the living be dead in our wake Bridge: D G Bm A D G D A D Verse: Bm A But the summer sun is melting now G D With the leaves i'll soon be gone D A Will you have the strength when the emptiness G Shadows fall Bm A Or will your aching heart be ripped apart G D By the beating from the storm D A G Or will howling gales like yesterdays be gone A Yeah be gone... be gone D G Bm A D G D A D D G Was she sent down from the heavens above D Bm Her breath pure as whiskey my heart fell in love D G Now the devil is courtin' a different tune D A D And I laugh as the tears wash the rain Chorus: G D Tell me why no one's listenin? A D Is there nothing at all left to say G D In a world so unforgiving A Bm You mean more to me each every day G D A D So may the living be dead in our wake G D Tell me why no one's listenin? A D Is there nothing at all left to say G D In a world so unforgiving A Bm You mean more to me each every day G D A D So may the living be dead in our wake Outro: D G Bm A D G D A D
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