Chords for 'The Crane Wife' -- Colin Meloy (the Decemberists) Busking In Brooklyn
Tempo:
76.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Em
D
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I've never met you, I'm Elizabeth.
[Bm]
[C]
[G]
[Em]
[C] I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
[G] I am a poor man, I have no wealth [Em] nor fame.
I have two hands, and a house to [C] my name.
And the wind is so, and the wind [G] is so long.
[Em]
And the wind is so, and the wind is [C] so long.
[D]
And all the stars crashing around,
As I lay eyes on what [G] I found.
It was a white crane, it was a hell [Bm]-glass thing.
Upon a red stake, with an arrow in [C] its wing.
And it called and cried, and it called [G] and cried so.
[Em]
And it called and cried, and it [C] called and cried so.
[D]
And all the stars crashing around,
As I laid eyes on what I [G]
found.
My crane wife, my crane [Em] wife,
[C] [A]
My [C] crane wife, [G] crane wife.
And I'll alter, and I'll address the [Em]
wounds.
And I'll alter, beneath the [C] rising moon.
She stood to fly, she stood to [G] fly away.
[Em]
She stood to fly, she stood to [C] fly away.
[D]
And all the stars crashing around,
As I laid eyes on what [G] I found.
My crane wife, my crane [Em] wife,
[G]
My crane [A] wife, crane [G]
wife.
And then in 65 everybody goes,
La da da, la [Em] da da da.
La da, la [C] da da da.
La da, la [G] da da da.
And then we do it again and everybody sings really loud.
La [D] da [D] da, la [Em] da da da.
La da, la da [C] da da.
La da, [G] la da da da.
[E] [G]
[C]
[Bm]
[C]
[G]
[Em]
[C] I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
[G] I am a poor man, I have no wealth [Em] nor fame.
I have two hands, and a house to [C] my name.
And the wind is so, and the wind [G] is so long.
[Em]
And the wind is so, and the wind is [C] so long.
[D]
And all the stars crashing around,
As I lay eyes on what [G] I found.
It was a white crane, it was a hell [Bm]-glass thing.
Upon a red stake, with an arrow in [C] its wing.
And it called and cried, and it called [G] and cried so.
[Em]
And it called and cried, and it [C] called and cried so.
[D]
And all the stars crashing around,
As I laid eyes on what I [G]
found.
My crane wife, my crane [Em] wife,
[C] [A]
My [C] crane wife, [G] crane wife.
And I'll alter, and I'll address the [Em]
wounds.
And I'll alter, beneath the [C] rising moon.
She stood to fly, she stood to [G] fly away.
[Em]
She stood to fly, she stood to [C] fly away.
[D]
And all the stars crashing around,
As I laid eyes on what [G] I found.
My crane wife, my crane [Em] wife,
[G]
My crane [A] wife, crane [G]
wife.
And then in 65 everybody goes,
La da da, la [Em] da da da.
La da, la [C] da da da.
La da, la [G] da da da.
And then we do it again and everybody sings really loud.
La [D] da [D] da, la [Em] da da da.
La da, la da [C] da da.
La da, [G] la da da da.
[E] [G]
[C]
Key:
G
C
Em
D
Bm
G
C
Em
_ _ _ _ _ I've never met you, I'm Elizabeth.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ I am a poor man, I have no wealth [Em] nor fame.
I have two hands, and a house to [C] my name.
And the wind is so, _ and the wind [G] is so long.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
And the wind is so, and the wind is [C] so long.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
And all the stars crashing around,
As I lay eyes on what [G] I found.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
It was a white crane, it was a hell [Bm]-glass thing.
Upon a red stake, with an arrow in [C] its wing.
And it called and cried, and it called [G] and cried so.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
And it called and cried, and it [C] called and cried so.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
And all the stars crashing around,
As I laid eyes on what I [G]
found. _ _ _ _ _ _
My crane _ wife, my crane [Em] wife,
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A]
My [C] crane wife, [G] crane wife.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And I'll alter, and I'll address the [Em]
wounds.
And I'll alter, beneath the [C] rising moon.
She stood to fly, she stood to [G] fly away.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
She stood to fly, she stood to [C] fly away.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
And all the stars crashing around,
As I laid eyes on what [G] I found.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
My crane wife, my crane [Em] wife, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
My crane [A] _ wife, crane [G] _ _
wife.
_ _ And then in 65 everybody goes, _
La da da, la [Em] da da da.
La da, _ la [C] da da da.
La da, _ la [G] da da da.
_ And then we do it again and everybody sings really loud. _
La [D] da [D] da, la [Em] da da da.
La da, _ la da [C] da da.
La da, _ [G] la da da da. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ I am a poor man, I have no wealth [Em] nor fame.
I have two hands, and a house to [C] my name.
And the wind is so, _ and the wind [G] is so long.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
And the wind is so, and the wind is [C] so long.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
And all the stars crashing around,
As I lay eyes on what [G] I found.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
It was a white crane, it was a hell [Bm]-glass thing.
Upon a red stake, with an arrow in [C] its wing.
And it called and cried, and it called [G] and cried so.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
And it called and cried, and it [C] called and cried so.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
And all the stars crashing around,
As I laid eyes on what I [G]
found. _ _ _ _ _ _
My crane _ wife, my crane [Em] wife,
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A]
My [C] crane wife, [G] crane wife.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And I'll alter, and I'll address the [Em]
wounds.
And I'll alter, beneath the [C] rising moon.
She stood to fly, she stood to [G] fly away.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
She stood to fly, she stood to [C] fly away.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
And all the stars crashing around,
As I laid eyes on what [G] I found.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
My crane wife, my crane [Em] wife, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
My crane [A] _ wife, crane [G] _ _
wife.
_ _ And then in 65 everybody goes, _
La da da, la [Em] da da da.
La da, _ la [C] da da da.
La da, _ la [G] da da da.
_ And then we do it again and everybody sings really loud. _
La [D] da [D] da, la [Em] da da da.
La da, _ la da [C] da da.
La da, _ [G] la da da da. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _