The Crane Wives – Curses (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
Bm F# Em
D F# Bm F#
[Verse 1]
Bm F# Em There's a fire in my brain and I'm burning up D F# Bm F# Oh my, oh my Bm F# Em Keep running for the sink but the well is dry D F# Bm F# Oh my, oh my
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm G Every word I say is kindling D F# But the smoke clears when you're around Bm G Won't you stay with me, my darling F# When my walls start burning down?
(Down, down)
[Interlude]
Bm F# Em
D F# Bm F#
[Verse 2]
Bm F# Em This house says my name like an elegy D F# Bm F# Oh my, oh my Bm F# Em Echoing where my ghosts all used to be D F# Bm F# Oh my, oh my
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm G There's still cobwebs in the corners D F# And the backyard's full of bones Bm G Won't you stay with me, my darling F# When this house don't feel like home? F# When this house don't feel like home?
[Chorus]
Bm G Oh ashes, ashes, dust to dust D F# Bm F# The devil's after both of us Bm G Lay my curses all to rest D F# Bm Make a mercy out of me
[Interlude]
Bm F# Em
D F# Bm F#
[Verse 3]
Bm F# Em This tired old machine is a-rumbling D F# Bm F# Oh my, oh my Bm F# Em Singing songs to the secrets behind my eye D F# Bm F# Oh my, oh my
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm G All my aching bones are trembling D F# And I may yet fall apart Bm G Won't you stay with me, my darling F# When the war starts in my heart? F# When the war starts in my heart?
[Chorus]
Bm G Oh ashes, ashes, dust to dust D F# Bm F# The devil's after both of us Bm G Lay my curses all to rest D F# Bm Make a mercy out of me Bm G Oh ashes, ashes, dust to dust D F# Bm F# Tell me I am good enough Bm G Lay my curses all to rest D F# Make a mercy out of
[Outro]
F# Bm