Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
🎸 Intro:
Bb majorBb
Bb Eb/BbEb/Bb
Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb
🎸 Verse 1:
Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb F/Bb Eb/BbEb/Bb
I never meant for this to happen
Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb F/Bb Eb/BbEb/Bb
Ain't it strange how worlds collide
Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb D7D7 G minorGm
But I knew that very moment
Eb/BbEb/Bb Bb majorBb F/Bb
She was something I never would survive
Eb/BbEb/Bb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FF
Forces of nature that can't be denied
🎸 Verse 2:
Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb F/Bb Eb/BbEb/Bb
I had watched her from a distance
Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb F/Bb Eb/BbEb/Bb
Starry eyes and silver hands
Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb D7D7 G minorGm
Never thoughts she'd ever notice
Eb/BbEb/Bb Bb majorBb F/Bb
Guess I'm blaming magic and circumstance
Eb/BbEb/Bb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FF
I'll just surrender and leave it to chance
🎸 Chorus:
G minorGm Eb MajorEb FF
Covered in golden swansdown
G minorGm Eb MajorEb FF D/F#D/F#
Gently, she stole my heart
Bb/DBb/D Eb MajorEb FF
Covered in golden swansdown
C/EC/E Eb MajorEb FF Bb majorBb
She knew I was losing right from the start
🎸 Interlude:
Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb
Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb
🎸 Verse 3:
Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb F/Bb Eb/BbEb/Bb
I never meant for this to happen
Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb F/Bb Eb/BbEb/Bb
But I dreamt from time to time
Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb D7D7 G minorGm
That I'd find a way to see her
Eb/BbEb/Bb Bb majorBb F/Bb
Just so I could leave all those dreams behind
Eb/BbEb/Bb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb FF
Duly accepting she'd never be mine
🎸 Chorus 2:
G minorGm Eb MajorEb FF
Covered in golden swansdown
G minorGm Eb MajorEb FF D/F#D/F#
Gently, she stole my heart
Bb/DBb/D Eb MajorEb FF
Covered in golden swansdown
C/EC/E Eb MajorEb FF Bb majorBb
She knew I was losing right from the start
🎸 Interlude:
Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb
Bb majorBb Eb/BbEb/Bb
🎸 Bridge:
GbGb Db/F
There's a light still radiating out of her
AbAb Eb/GEb/G
Although she is sweetly unaware
GbGb Db/F
As I know I'll never find the proper words
Eb MajorEb FF
I'll embrace the silence that we share
🎸 Solo:
G minorGm Eb MajorEb FF
G minorGm Eb MajorEb FF D/F#D/F#
Bb/DBb/D Wb FF C/EC/E
Eb MajorEb FF
🎸 Chorus 3:
A minorAm FF G+G
Covered in golden swansdown
A minorAm FF G+G E/G#
Gently, she stole my heart
C/EC/E FF G+G
Covered in golden swansdown
D/F#D/F# FF G+G C majorC
She knew I was losing right from the start
🎸 Outro:
C majorC F/CF/C C majorC F/CF/C C majorC