When Doves Cry chords by Damien Rice

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Notes:
In the verses, the F and E chords are half measures compared to the others.
Damian doesn’t always play the E chord, he just plays a full measure of F.


🎸 Verse:
Am          Am/G
Dig if you will the picture
D/F#            F E
Of you and I engaged in a kiss

Am          Am/G
The sweat of your body covers me
D/F#
Can you my darling
F    E
Can you picture this?

Am          Am/G
Dream if you can a courtyard
D/F#            F E
An ocean of violets in bloom

Am        Am/G
Animals strike curious poses
D/F#
They feel the heat
  F       E
The heat between me and you

Am          Am/G
Touch if you will my stomach
D/F#           F E
Feel how it trembles inside

Am          Am/G
You've got the butterflies all tied up
D/F#
Don't make me chase you
F    E
Even doves have pride

Am          Am/G
How can you just leave me standing?
D/F#         F E
Alone in a world so cold

Am          Am/G
Maybe I'm just too demanding
D/F#          F   E
Maybe I'm just like my father too bold

Am          Am/G
Maybe you're just like my mother
D/F#         F E
She's never satisfied

Am             Am/G
(Never satisfied)...with each other
D/F#
This is what it sounds like
F   E
When doves cry

Am  Am/G

    D/F#    F  E
Don't cry
   Am
Don't cry

Am/G

  D/F#     F       E
Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry
   Am    Am/G
Don't cry,
    D/F#
Don’t cry

F  E

    Am  Am/G  D/F#
Cause baby, baby, baby
F    E      Am
Babe, babe I'm gonna leave you

Am/G  D/F#

     F     E
I aint joking woman
      Am
I've got to ramble

Am/G  D/F#  F  E

F           E
I'll leave you when the summer comes
F            E
I'll leave you when the summer comes along

(Rhythmic, Quick Am/G bass Strum. You can also play the Dm as an Am shape slid up 5 frets)
Am  Am/G  Dm
Am  Am/G  Dm
Am  Am/G  Dm
Am  Am/G  Dm
Am  Am/G  D/F#  F  E

     Am     Am/G
Oh cause babe, babe, babe
    D/F#
Babe, babe, babe
   F    E         Am   Am/G
Babe, baby, babe I'm gonna leave you

D/F#  F  E

Am          Am/G
So dig if you will a picture
D/F#            F   E
Of you and I engaged in a kiss

Am          Am/G
The sweat of your body covers me
D/F#
Can you my darling
F    E     Am
Can you picture this?