Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Banshee Moan
Shannon McNally
Intro:
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm
Verse 1:
E minorEm
Well you're damned if you do, you're damned if you don't
A minorAm E minorEm
trouble if you will, goes double if you won't
Verse 2:
E minorEm
So you watch what you say, you watch what you do
A minorAm E minorEm
you keep thinking someday they're gonna see the real you
Verse 3:
E minorEm
Sixty cents on the dollar, more than makes you want to holler
A minorAm E minorEm
attack your smarts til your numb, is how they make you feel dumb
Verse 4:
E minorEm
you want to beat em to the punch, you want to trust every hunch
A minorAm E minorEm
because in the mirror there's a girl, just trying to make it in the world
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
Woman weep like the wild winds wail
A minorAm E minorEm
for your Magdalene and your Jezebel
C majorC G+G
woman weep for your sisters gone
A minorAm E minorEm
let their names live on with a banshee moan
Instrumental:
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm
E minorEm
Then one day you turn a corner, find your doubt goes back burner
A minorAm E minorEm
all dismissal implies, is where your sanity lies
E minorEm
so you've come through fire, you've set your sights higher
A minorAm E minorEm
you've found a merciful moon, but not a moment too soon
Chorus 2:
C majorC G+G
Woman weep like the wild winds wail
A minorAm E minorEm
for your Magdalene and your Jezebel
C majorC G+G
woman weep for your sisters gone
A minorAm E minorEm
let their names be known with a banshee moan
Repeat:
C majorC G+G
Woman weep for those gone on
A minorAm E minorEm
let the truth be known with a banshee moan
Outro:
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm