Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse: E Did I abuse her or show her disdain B Why does she run from me E A If I should lose her how shall I regain the heart she has won from me? E Agony beyond power of speech Am B7 E B When the one thing you want is the only thing out of your reach E High in her tower she sits by the hour mantaining her hair A blithe and becoming and frequently humming a light hearted air E Agony far more painful than yours A B7 E When you know she would go with you if there only were doors A E C#m Agony, all the torture they teach A E What's as intriguing or half so fatiguing as what's out of reach B Am I not sensitive, clever, well-mannered, considerate E A Passionate, charming, as kind as I'm handsome B And heir to a throne?
You are everything maidens could wish for Then why no. Do i know? D# The girl must be mad F# D F# C# You know nothing of madness til you're climbing her hair F# And you see her up there as you're nearing her All the while hearing her A E Aaaaah A E Agony misery though it's different for each A B Always ten steps behind, always ten feet below E And she's just out of reach A E Agony that can cut like a knife E I must have her to wife.