Bonnie "Prince" Billy – Madeleine Mary (Guitar)

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Chords

Am               C
  Sing a song of Madeleine-Mary

Dm            Am
  A tune that all can carry

Am              C
  Burly says if we don't sing

Dm                 Am
Then we won't have anything

Am                C
  All the boys on ship set sail

Dm               Am
  & the mate was Madeleine-Mary

Am                  C
  When her eyes did fill with tears

Dm            Am
  It was extraordinary

Am            C
  It was extraordinary

Dm               Am
  For we none of us could see it

Am                C
  For she kept herself kept below

Dm          Am
  & all her feelings private

Am               C
  Sing a song of Madeleine-Mary

Dm            Am
  A tune that all can carry

Am              C
  Burly says if we don't sing

Dm                 Am
Then we won't have anything

Am                 C
  None of us could get a glimpse

Dm           Am
  But all of us did want it

Am                  C
  At night, above our sleeping heads

Dm             Am
  Our sleeping dreams were haunted

Am          C
  So now my kids you'd like to hear

Dm           Am
  Of one who reached & got her

Am              C
  Well if there was well I think

Dm             Am
  He sleeps beneath the water

Am               C
  Sing a song of Madeleine-Mary

Dm            Am
  A tune that all can carry

Am              C
  Burly says if we don't sing

Dm                 Am
Then we won't have anything
Very cool "sailor song" from Will Oldham's 1999 album I See A Darkness. Enjoy the chord interpretation! ~ettawhy _____________________________ If you found this chord interpretation helpful, please consider donating to paypal.me/ettawhy Thank you all so much for your support! ~ettawhy