The Crane Wives – Curses (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Chords
[Verse 1]
Am C There's a fire in my brain and I'm burning up Em E Am Oh my, oh my Am C Keep running for the sink but the well is dry Em E Am Oh my, oh my
[Pre-Chorus]
Am C Every word I say is kindling C E But the smoke clears when you're around Am C Won't you stay with me, my darling E When my walls start burning down? Am (Down, down)
[Verse 2]
Am C This house is my name like an elegy Em E Am Oh my, oh my Am C Echoing where my ghosts all used to be Em E Am Oh my, oh my
[Pre-Chorus]
Am C There's still cobwebs in the corners C E And the backyard's full of bones Am C Won't you stay with me, my darling Em E When this house don't feel like home? E When this house don't feel like home?
[Chorus]
Am C Oh ashes, ashes, dust to dust Em E Am The devil's after both of us Am C Lay my curses out to rest Em E Am Make a mercy out of me
[Verse 3]
Am C This tired old machine is a-rumbling Em E Am Oh my, oh my Am C Singing songs to the secrets behind my eye Em E Am Oh my, oh my
[Pre-Chorus]
Am C All my aching bones are trembling E And I may yet fall apart Am C Won't you stay with me, my darling E When the war starts in my heart? E When the war starts in my heart?
[Chorus]
Am C Oh ashes, ashes, dust to dust Em E Am The devil's after both of us Am C Lay my curses out to rest Em E Am Make a mercy out of me Am C Oh ashes, ashes, dust to dust Em E Am Tell me I am good enough Am C Lay my curses out to rest Em E Make a mercy out of