Portrait Of My Wife chords by Seth Lakeman

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD

Verse 1:
  G+G       C majorC
In vain I try to dry a tear
    G+G         D MajorD
Which falls down from my eyes
   G+G    G/F#      C majorC
It makes me think of the one I love
   E minorEm         D MajorD
Who in the cold grave lies
  G+G       C majorC
My heart is very sad I vow
   G+G             D MajorD
One thing cheers me through my life
 G+G    G/F#       C majorC
The only merit I have left
   E minorEm     D MajorD
The portrait of my wife

Chorus:
D MajorD        G+G
Roll away those lonely days
D MajorD       G+G
Roll from up above
 C majorC     G+G      C majorC   D MajorD
Raise your glass to the one you love

D MajorD        G+G
Roll away those lonely days
D MajorD       G+G
Roll from up above
 C majorC     G+G      C majorC  D MajorD  G+G
Raise your glass to the one you love

Verse 2:
G+G          C majorC
She gave it with the parting kiss
   G+G       D MajorD
She gave it with a sigh
  G+G     G/F#    C majorC
And said dear husband do take this
  E minorEm     D MajorD
Before I say goodbye
   G+G        C majorC
And let me place it round your neck
   G+G           D MajorD
While I've got one breath of life
   G+G      G/F#    C majorC
And I hope you'll never once forget
    E minorEm       D MajorD
This portrait of your wife

Chorus:
D MajorD        G+G
Roll away those lonely days
D MajorD       G+G
Roll from up above
 C majorC     G+G      C majorC   D MajorD
Raise your glass to the one you love

D MajorD        G+G
Roll away those lonely days
D MajorD       G+G
Roll from up above
 C majorC     G+G      C majorC  D MajorD  G+G
Raise your glass to the one you love

Verse 3:
  G+G       C majorC
I see her in my dreams at night
  G+G       D MajorD
I think of her by day
  G+G   G/F#    C majorC
To me she was an angel bright
  E minorEm       D MajorD
But now she's far away
  G+G        C majorC
I wear her portrait near my heart
   G+G          D MajorD
I'll treasure it through life
  G+G    G/F#     C majorC
And with it I will never part
   E minorEm       D MajorD
This portrait of my wife

Chorus:
D MajorD        G+G
Roll away those lonely days
D MajorD       G+G
Roll from up above
 C majorC     G+G      C majorC   D MajorD
Raise your glass to the one you love

D MajorD        G+G
Roll away those lonely days
D MajorD       G+G
Roll from up above
 C majorC     G+G      C majorC  D MajorD  G+G