Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Lime-Tree Arbour (Guitar)

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Chords

------------- [Verse]
Am
  The boatman calls from the lake

Dm                                 G G Am
  A lone loon dives upon the water
I put my hand over hers
F             Dm        C
  Down in the lime-tree arbour
[Verse]
Am
  The wind in the trees is whispering

Dm                               G G Am
  Whispering low that I love her
She puts her hand over mine
F                  Dm     C
  Down in the lime-tree arbour
[Chorus]
G              
  Through every breath that I breathe

    Am              F
And every place I go

C   Fm         C            Am
    There is a hand that protects me

F       G           C
  And I do love her so
[Bridge] Am C x2 [Verse]
Am
   There will always be suffering

Dm                           G
  It flows through life like water

Am
   I put my hand over hers

F             Dm        C
  Down in the lime tree arbour
[Verse]
Am
   The boatman he has gone

Dm                            G G Am
   loons have flown for cover
She puts her hand over mine
F             Dm        C
  Down in the lime tree arbour
[Chorus]
G
  Through every word that I speak

    Am                 F
And every-thing i know

C   Fm         C            Am
    There is a hand that protects me

F          G        C
  And I do love her so