Chords for Bear Me Away, sung by Alice Gerrard
Tempo:
75.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Bbm
Gb
Eb
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
For the notice of being.
[Bb]
Hang on to it.
[Gb] Long, [Bb] long ago in the days of my childhood,
on were the memories,
when I stood by mother's knee.
[Bbm]
Then she placed a kiss [Gb] on [Bb] my forehead, down by the window.
Bear me awake on the breeze of the morning.
[Bbm] Bear me awake to an old hollowed [Bb] heart of mine.
Let me sit down by the old family line, down by the window.
I remember as she [Bbm] laid your pillow on, breathing a prayer to her father in the sky.
Then she said, [Eb] where he leads I [Bb] must [D] follow.
[Bb] All my saviors were no tear-maked in the eye.
Bear me awake on the [N] breeze of the [Bb] morning.
Bear me awake [Bbm] to an old hollowed heart of mine.
Let me sit down by the old family line, down by the window.
[Bb]
Long since I stood by the grave on the hillside.
Long since they made [Ebm] my dear [Bbm] mother angry.
[Bb] Long since she placed a kiss on my forehead, down by the window.
Where my mother is.
Take me away on the breeze of the morning.
[Bbm] Bear me awake to my old hollowed heart of mine.
[Bb] Let me sit down by the old family line, down by the window.
Where my mother is.
[N]
[Bb]
Hang on to it.
[Gb] Long, [Bb] long ago in the days of my childhood,
on were the memories,
when I stood by mother's knee.
[Bbm]
Then she placed a kiss [Gb] on [Bb] my forehead, down by the window.
Bear me awake on the breeze of the morning.
[Bbm] Bear me awake to an old hollowed [Bb] heart of mine.
Let me sit down by the old family line, down by the window.
I remember as she [Bbm] laid your pillow on, breathing a prayer to her father in the sky.
Then she said, [Eb] where he leads I [Bb] must [D] follow.
[Bb] All my saviors were no tear-maked in the eye.
Bear me awake on the [N] breeze of the [Bb] morning.
Bear me awake [Bbm] to an old hollowed heart of mine.
Let me sit down by the old family line, down by the window.
[Bb]
Long since I stood by the grave on the hillside.
Long since they made [Ebm] my dear [Bbm] mother angry.
[Bb] Long since she placed a kiss on my forehead, down by the window.
Where my mother is.
Take me away on the breeze of the morning.
[Bbm] Bear me awake to my old hollowed heart of mine.
[Bb] Let me sit down by the old family line, down by the window.
Where my mother is.
[N]
Key:
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Bbm
Gb
Eb
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Bb
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ For the notice of being.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hang on to it.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] Long, [Bb] long ago in the days of my childhood, _ _
on were the memories,
_ when I stood by mother's knee.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ Then she placed a kiss [Gb] on [Bb] my forehead, _ _ down by the window.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Bear me awake on the breeze of the morning.
_ _ [Bbm] Bear me awake to an old hollowed [Bb] heart of mine. _
Let me sit down by the old family line, down by the window. _ _
_ I _ _ _ remember as she [Bbm] laid your pillow on, _ breathing a prayer to her father in the sky. _
Then she said, [Eb] where he leads I [Bb] must [D] follow.
[Bb] _ All my saviors were no tear-maked in the eye.
_ Bear me awake on the [N] breeze of the [Bb] morning.
Bear _ me awake _ [Bbm] _ to an old hollowed heart _ of mine.
Let me sit down by the old family line, down _ by the window.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Long since I stood by the grave on the hillside. _
Long since they made [Ebm] my dear [Bbm] mother angry. _
_ _ [Bb] Long since she placed a kiss on my forehead, _ _ down by the window.
Where my mother _ _ is.
Take me away on the breeze of the morning.
_ [Bbm] Bear me awake to my old hollowed heart of mine.
[Bb] Let me sit down by the old family line, down _ _ by the window.
Where my mother _ is.
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ For the notice of being.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hang on to it.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] Long, [Bb] long ago in the days of my childhood, _ _
on were the memories,
_ when I stood by mother's knee.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ Then she placed a kiss [Gb] on [Bb] my forehead, _ _ down by the window.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Bear me awake on the breeze of the morning.
_ _ [Bbm] Bear me awake to an old hollowed [Bb] heart of mine. _
Let me sit down by the old family line, down by the window. _ _
_ I _ _ _ remember as she [Bbm] laid your pillow on, _ breathing a prayer to her father in the sky. _
Then she said, [Eb] where he leads I [Bb] must [D] follow.
[Bb] _ All my saviors were no tear-maked in the eye.
_ Bear me awake on the [N] breeze of the [Bb] morning.
Bear _ me awake _ [Bbm] _ to an old hollowed heart _ of mine.
Let me sit down by the old family line, down _ by the window.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Long since I stood by the grave on the hillside. _
Long since they made [Ebm] my dear [Bbm] mother angry. _
_ _ [Bb] Long since she placed a kiss on my forehead, _ _ down by the window.
Where my mother _ _ is.
Take me away on the breeze of the morning.
_ [Bbm] Bear me awake to my old hollowed heart of mine.
[Bb] Let me sit down by the old family line, down _ _ by the window.
Where my mother _ is.
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _