Tori Amos – Selkie (Guitar)

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from Unrepentant Geraldines album 2014 [Verse]
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Selkie unzips her skin,

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finally determined

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Through a window in the dark,

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there he sits all alone
[Chorus]
Eb            Cm      Ab
I've been waiting on

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the love of my life to find

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He's been waiting on

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his selkie to come back

Fm
He said,

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I know these shores are not like yours

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But will you make your home in my arms?
[Verse]
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Selkie battled tide and wave

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just to gaze upon his face

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Hiding behind rocks to learn

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if he found a new love
[Bridge]
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Lorelei sings the song

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for lovers who were torn apart

               Ab        Cm   Eb
then left broken-hearted

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Lorelei hears the cry

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of lovers that the sea of fate had separated
[Verse]
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Selkie puts her hand in his,

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he knows the gift she gives

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There inside his cabinet,

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folded safe her seal skin
[Chorus]
Eb            Cm      Ab
I've been waiting on

 Cm  Db Cm    Eb     Fm
the love of my life to find

Eb            Cm      Ab
He's been waiting on

Cm  Db Cm    Eb
his selkie to come back

Fm
He said,

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I know these shores are not like yours

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But will you make your home in my arms?