Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
DmDm C majorC DmDm C majorC DmDm
Verse:
DmDm C majorC
Two island swans, mated for life
DmDm C majorC DmDm
his faithful heart would not consider any other wife
DmDm C majorC
For three years peaceful joy midst the rushes of the pond
DmDm C majorC DmDm
Proud and gentle was the loving of the last two island swans
Verse:
DmDm C majorC
Their love was like a circle, no beginning and no end
DmDm C majorC DmDm
With his lady by his side a treasure and best friend
DmDm C majorC
The pond was all so peaceful in the rising of the sun
DmDm C majorC DmDm
Young and free at the island breeze their life had just begun
Verse:
DmDm C majorC
'Til a dread day in November when the searing cold did start
DmDm C majorC G+G
Stalked the hunter with his bow and put an arrow through her heart
DmDm C majorC
Husband come to my side let your feathers warm my pain
DmDm C majorC DmDm
I feel I will not spend another day with you again
Chorus:
FF C majorC DmDm
And the cold winds blow
FF C majorC A minorAm
He was brave but he's laid low
DmDm C majorC DmDm
By her body in the isle of mist
C majorC DmDm
I saw him give her one last cold kiss, one last cold kiss
Solo Part:
DmDm C majorC DmDm C majorC DmDm
Verse:
DmDm C majorC
Of swans the people talk of only one in this days tide
DmDm C majorC DmDm
Though they brought him twenty ladies he would take no other bride
DmDm C majorC
They say he will not move from the place where she did fall
DmDm C majorC DmDm
Once so proud he's beaten now and he will not speak at all
Chorus:
FF C majorC DmDm
And the cold winds blow
FF C majorC A minorAm
He was brave but he's laid low
DmDm C majorC DmDm
By her body in the isle of mist
C majorC DmDm
I saw him give her one last cold kiss, one last cold kiss