The Crane Wives – Shallow River (Guitar)

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Chords

G#m
G#m
Red sky morning, lovers warning

      F#                      E                       G#m
Oh, I know that promise you wear, well it ain't for me

G#m
Shallow river, shining within her

          F#                            E                      G#m
Flood it all, drown the crops, but just please don't swallow me

       F#
Settle down
Settle, settle, settle
         E         C#m        G#m
Oh, dear heart, be still, be still

        E         G#m
May the whole sky fall

       E        G#m
May it all come down

       Emaj7             F#
Wasted all for the title

                   G#m
Wasted all for the crown

G#m
Keep your distance, make resistance

         F#                         E                    G#m
Stay the course when you falter and don't you think of me

G#m
Glowing ember, growing within her

        F#                            E                      G#m
Burn it all, raze the field, but just please don't swallow me

        C#m   E   G#m
May the whole sky fall

       E        G#m
May it all come down

       Emaj7
Wasted all for the truth

        F#                      G#m
For the fool in her wedding gown

        C#m   E  G#m
Let her leave my sight

         C#m   E  G#m
Make her leave my mind

         Emaj7
Bring it down on my head

F#                   C#m
  If these sins are mine

        Emaj7
Call it down on my head

F#                     G#m
  For these sins are mine

       F#
Settle down
Settle, settle, settle
         E         C#m        G#m
Oh, dear heart, be still, be still

        F#
Let her go
Settle, settle, settle
         E         C#m      G#m
Oh, dear heart, be still, be still

G#m
Lovely lady, no one's baby

          F#                        E
Keep your chains off the ground and don't you think of me