The Decemberists – The Crane Wife Parts 1 2 3 (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar Tab
Guitar
Auto-scroll
Speed:
1.0x
Chords
*The Crane Wife 1*
INTRO
G
VERSE 1
It was a cold night
Em
And the snow lay aroundI pulled my coat tight
C
Against the falling downAnd the sun was all
G Em And the sun was all down
And the sun was all
C G And the sun was all down
VERSE 2
I am a poor man
Em
I haven't wealth nor fameI have my two hands
C
And a house to my nameAnd the winter's so
G Em And the winter's so long
And the winter's so
C D And the winter's so long
CHORUS
And all the stars were crashing 'round
G
As I laid eyes on what I'd foundVERSE 3
It was a white crane
Em
It was a helpless thingUpon a red stain
C
With an arrow its wingAnd it called and cried
G Em And it called and cried so
And it called and cried
C D And it called and cried so
CHORUS
And all the stars were crashing 'round
G As I laid eyes on what I'd found Em C My crane wife, my crane wife G My crane wife, my crane wife
VERSE 4
Now I helped her
Em
And I dressed her woundsAnd how I held her
C
Beneath the rising moonAnd she stood to fly
G Em And she stood to fly away
And she stood to fly
C D She stood to fly away
CHORUS
And all the stars were crashing 'round
G As I laid eyes on what I'd found Em C My crane wife, my crane wife G My crane wife, my crane wife G Em C G Da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da G Em C G Da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da
D Bm D G D Bm D G D Bm D G D Bb D G D Bm D G D Bb D G
*The Crane Wife 2*
INTRO
D
VERSE 1
C G D My crane wife arrived at my door in the moonlight C G D All star-bright and tongue-tied I took her in
VERSE 2
D C G D We were married and bells rang sweet for our wedding C G D And our bedding was ready when we fell in
CHORUS
Em A Em Sound the keening bell and see it's painted red A G Soft as fontanelle, the feathers in the thread A C G When all I ever meant to do was to keep you D G D C D My crane wife, my crane wife, my crane wife
VERSE 3
C G D We were poorly, our fortunes fading hourly C G D And how she vowed me she could bring it back
VERSE 4
D C G D But I was greedy, I was vain and I forced her to weaving C G D On a cold loom in a closed room down the hall
CHORUS
Em A Em Sound the keening bell and see it's painted red A G Soft as fontanelle, the feathers in the thread A C G When all I ever meant to do was to keep you D G D C D My crane wife, my crane wife, my crane wife
OUTRO
Em F There's a bend in the wind and it rakes at my heart Em F There is blood in the thread and it rakes at my heart G C G C G C G C G C Rakes at my heart, heart, heart, heart, heart
G C G C
G C G C G C G C Heart, heart, heart, heart, heart, heart, heart, heart D My crane wife
*The Crane Wife 3*
INTRO
D A G x2
VERSE 1
D A G And under the boughs unbound D A G All clothed in a snowy shroud D A G She had no heart so hardened D A G All under the boughs unbound
D A G x2
VERSE 2
D A G Each feather, it fell from skin D A G Till threadbare she grew thin D A G How were my eyes so blinded? D A G Each feather, it fell from skin
CHORUS
D A G And I will hang my head, hang my head low D A G And I will hang my head, hang my head low
D A G x2
VERSE 3
D A G A gray sky, a bitter sting D A G A rain cloud, a crane on wing D A G All out beyond horizon, oh D A G A gray sky, a bitter sting
CHORUS
D A G (And I will hang my head, hang my head low) x7
OUTRO
D A G x4