[INTRO]
[G]
[VERSE 1]
It was a cold night
And the snow lay [Em]around
I pulled my coat tight
Against the falling [C]down
And the sun was all
And the sun was all [G]down [Em]
And the sun was all
And the sun was all [C]down [G]
[VERSE 2]
I am a poor man
I haven't wealth nor [Em]fame
I have my two hands
And a house to my [C]name
And the winter's so
And the winter's so [G]long [Em]
And the winter's so
And the winter's so [C]long [D]
[CHORUS]
And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd [G]found
VERSE 3
It was a white crane
It was a helpless [Em]thing
Upon a red stain
With an arrow its [C]wing
And it called and cried
And it called and cried [G]so [Em]
And it called and cried
And it called and cried [C]so [D]
[CHORUS]
And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd [G]found
My crane wife, my crane [Em]wife [C]
My crane wife, my crane [G]wife
[VERSE 4]
Now I helped her
And I dressed her [Em]wounds
And how I held her
Beneath the rising [C]moon
And she stood to fly
And she stood to fly [G]away [Em]
And she stood to fly
She stood to fly [C]away [D]
[CHORUS]
And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd [G]found
My crane wife, my crane [Em]wife [C]
My crane wife, my crane [G]wife
[G]Da da da da d[Em]a da da da da da[C] da da da da da[G]
[G]Da da da da d[Em]a da da da da da[C] da da da da da[G]
[D] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] [Bb] [D] [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] [Bb] [D] [G]
*Crane Wife 2*
[INTRO]
[D]
[VERSE 1]
My crane wife arr[C]ived at my [G]door in the [D]moonlight
All [C]star-bright and [G]tongue tied I took her [D]in
[VERSE 2]
[D]We were married and [C]bells rang [G]sweet for our [D]wedding
And our [C]bedding was [G]ready when we fell [D]in
[CHORUS]
[Em]Sound the keening be[A]ll and see it's painted [Em]red
Soft as fonta[A]nel, the feathers in the [G]thread
When all I ever me[A]ant to [C]do was to [G]keep you
My c[D]rane wife, my c[G]rane wife, my c[D]rane wife [C] [D]
[VERSE 3]
We were poorly, our [C]fortunes [G]fading [D]hourly
And [C]how she [G]vowed me she could bring it [D]back
[VERSE 4]
[D]But I was greedy I was va[C]in and I [G]forced her to [D]weaving
On [C]cold loom in [G]closed room with down [D]wove
[CHORUS]
[Em]Sound the keening be[A]ll and see it's painted [Em]red
Soft as fonta[A]nel, the feathers in the [G]thread
When all I ever me[A]ant to [C]do was to [G]keep you
My c[D]rane wife, my c[G]rane wife, my c[D]rane wife [C] [D]
[OUTRO]
[Em]There's a bend in the wind and it [F]rakes at my heart
[Em]There is blood in the thread and it [F]rakes at my heart
[G]Rakes at my he[C]art, [G]hear[C]t, [G]hear[C]t, [G]hear[C]t, [G]hear[C]t
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[G]Heart, [C]heart, [G]heart, [C]heart, [G]heart, [C]heart,[G] heart,[C] heart
My [D]crane wife
*Crane Wife 3*
[INTRO]
([D] [A] [G])x2
[VERSE 1]
[D]And und[A]er the boughs u[G]nbound
[D]All clothed i[A]n a snowy sh[G]roud
[D]She had no [A]heart so hard[G]ened
[D]All und[A]er the boughs u[G]nbound
([D] [A] [G])x2
[VERSE 2]
[D]Each feather[A] it fell from[G] skin
[D]Till threadb[A]are she gr[G]ew thin
[D]How where my ey[A]es so blin[G]ded
[D]Each feather[A] it fell from[G] skin
[CHORUS]
And I will h[D]ang my head h[A]ang my head l[G]ow
And I will h[D]ang my head h[A]ang my head l[G]ow
([D] [A] [G])x2
[VERSE 3]
[D]The gray sky[A] looked bitte[G]r stained
[D]A rain cloud[A] and crane on[G] wing
[D]All out beyo[A]nd horizons o[G]h
[D]A gray sky[A] a bitt[G]er stain
[CHORUS]
(And I will [D]hang my head [A]hang my head [G]low)x7
OUTRO
([D] [A] [G])x4
[INTRO]
([D] [A] [G])x2
[VERSE 1]
[D]And und[A]er the boughs u[G]nbound
[D]All clothed i[A]n a snowy sh[G]roud
[D]She had no [A]heart so hard[G]ened
[D]All und[A]er the boughs u[G]nbound
([D] [A] [G])x2
[VERSE 2]
[D]Each feather[A] it fell from[G] skin
[D]Till threadb[A]are she gr[G]ew thin
[D]How where my ey[A]es so blin[G]ded
[D]Each feather[A] it fell from[G] skin
[CHORUS]
And I will h[D]ang my head h[A]ang my head l[G]ow
And I will h[D]ang my head h[A]ang my head l[G]ow
([D] [A] [G])x2
[VERSE 3]
[D]The gray sky[A] looked bitte[G]r stained
[D]A rain cloud[A] and crane on[G] wing
[D]All out beyo[A]nd horizons o[G]h
[D]A gray sky[A] a bitt[G]er stain
[CHORUS]
(And I will [D]hang my head [A]hang my head [G]low)x6
OUTRO
([D] [A] [G])x4
[G]
[VERSE 1]
It was a cold night
And the snow lay [Em]around
I pulled my coat tight
Against the falling [C]down
And the sun was all
And the sun was all [G]down [Em]
And the sun was all
And the sun was all [C]down [G]
[VERSE 2]
I am a poor man
I haven't wealth nor [Em]fame
I have my two hands
And a house to my [C]name
And the winter's so
And the winter's so [G]long [Em]
And the winter's so
And the winter's so [C]long [D]
[CHORUS]
And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd [G]found
VERSE 3
It was a white crane
It was a helpless [Em]thing
Upon a red stain
With an arrow its [C]wing
And it called and cried
And it called and cried [G]so [Em]
And it called and cried
And it called and cried [C]so [D]
[CHORUS]
And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd [G]found
My crane wife, my crane [Em]wife [C]
My crane wife, my crane [G]wife
[VERSE 4]
Now I helped her
And I dressed her [Em]wounds
And how I held her
Beneath the rising [C]moon
And she stood to fly
And she stood to fly [G]away [Em]
And she stood to fly
She stood to fly [C]away [D]
[CHORUS]
And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd [G]found
My crane wife, my crane [Em]wife [C]
My crane wife, my crane [G]wife
[G]Da da da da d[Em]a da da da da da[C] da da da da da[G]
[G]Da da da da d[Em]a da da da da da[C] da da da da da[G]
[D] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] [Bb] [D] [G] [D] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] [Bb] [D] [G]
*Crane Wife 2*
[INTRO]
[D]
[VERSE 1]
My crane wife arr[C]ived at my [G]door in the [D]moonlight
All [C]star-bright and [G]tongue tied I took her [D]in
[VERSE 2]
[D]We were married and [C]bells rang [G]sweet for our [D]wedding
And our [C]bedding was [G]ready when we fell [D]in
[CHORUS]
[Em]Sound the keening be[A]ll and see it's painted [Em]red
Soft as fonta[A]nel, the feathers in the [G]thread
When all I ever me[A]ant to [C]do was to [G]keep you
My c[D]rane wife, my c[G]rane wife, my c[D]rane wife [C] [D]
[VERSE 3]
We were poorly, our [C]fortunes [G]fading [D]hourly
And [C]how she [G]vowed me she could bring it [D]back
[VERSE 4]
[D]But I was greedy I was va[C]in and I [G]forced her to [D]weaving
On [C]cold loom in [G]closed room with down [D]wove
[CHORUS]
[Em]Sound the keening be[A]ll and see it's painted [Em]red
Soft as fonta[A]nel, the feathers in the [G]thread
When all I ever me[A]ant to [C]do was to [G]keep you
My c[D]rane wife, my c[G]rane wife, my c[D]rane wife [C] [D]
[OUTRO]
[Em]There's a bend in the wind and it [F]rakes at my heart
[Em]There is blood in the thread and it [F]rakes at my heart
[G]Rakes at my he[C]art, [G]hear[C]t, [G]hear[C]t, [G]hear[C]t, [G]hear[C]t
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[G]Heart, [C]heart, [G]heart, [C]heart, [G]heart, [C]heart,[G] heart,[C] heart
My [D]crane wife
*Crane Wife 3*
[INTRO]
([D] [A] [G])x2
[VERSE 1]
[D]And und[A]er the boughs u[G]nbound
[D]All clothed i[A]n a snowy sh[G]roud
[D]She had no [A]heart so hard[G]ened
[D]All und[A]er the boughs u[G]nbound
([D] [A] [G])x2
[VERSE 2]
[D]Each feather[A] it fell from[G] skin
[D]Till threadb[A]are she gr[G]ew thin
[D]How where my ey[A]es so blin[G]ded
[D]Each feather[A] it fell from[G] skin
[CHORUS]
And I will h[D]ang my head h[A]ang my head l[G]ow
And I will h[D]ang my head h[A]ang my head l[G]ow
([D] [A] [G])x2
[VERSE 3]
[D]The gray sky[A] looked bitte[G]r stained
[D]A rain cloud[A] and crane on[G] wing
[D]All out beyo[A]nd horizons o[G]h
[D]A gray sky[A] a bitt[G]er stain
[CHORUS]
(And I will [D]hang my head [A]hang my head [G]low)x7
OUTRO
([D] [A] [G])x4
[INTRO]
([D] [A] [G])x2
[VERSE 1]
[D]And und[A]er the boughs u[G]nbound
[D]All clothed i[A]n a snowy sh[G]roud
[D]She had no [A]heart so hard[G]ened
[D]All und[A]er the boughs u[G]nbound
([D] [A] [G])x2
[VERSE 2]
[D]Each feather[A] it fell from[G] skin
[D]Till threadb[A]are she gr[G]ew thin
[D]How where my ey[A]es so blin[G]ded
[D]Each feather[A] it fell from[G] skin
[CHORUS]
And I will h[D]ang my head h[A]ang my head l[G]ow
And I will h[D]ang my head h[A]ang my head l[G]ow
([D] [A] [G])x2
[VERSE 3]
[D]The gray sky[A] looked bitte[G]r stained
[D]A rain cloud[A] and crane on[G] wing
[D]All out beyo[A]nd horizons o[G]h
[D]A gray sky[A] a bitt[G]er stain
[CHORUS]
(And I will [D]hang my head [A]hang my head [G]low)x6
OUTRO
([D] [A] [G])x4
Used chords
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