Chords for DONOVAN The Ballad of Geraldine
Tempo:
124.45 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
A#m
D#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B]
Oh, I was born with [A#m] a name [B] Geraldine With hair cold black as a raven
I traveled my life [D#m]
without [B] a care How but all [F#] my love [B] I was saving
the winds blew high [A#m] and the trees [B] did sway Not much from life was I asking
Till I met someone [F#] to give [B] all my love All my love [A#m] so long and [B] lasting
All good were the parts [F#] we [B] played in our game And a long ways off was tomorrow
But my love was a rambler [F#] and a restless [B] as the sea
Oh, I was born with [A#m] a name [B] Geraldine With hair cold black as a raven
I traveled my life [D#m]
without [B] a care How but all [F#] my love [B] I was saving
the winds blew high [A#m] and the trees [B] did sway Not much from life was I asking
Till I met someone [F#] to give [B] all my love All my love [A#m] so long and [B] lasting
All good were the parts [F#] we [B] played in our game And a long ways off was tomorrow
But my love was a rambler [F#] and a restless [B] as the sea
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F#
A#m
D#m
G#m
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F#
A#m
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_ _ Oh, I was born with [A#m] a name [B] Geraldine _ With _ _ _ _ _ hair cold black as a raven _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I traveled my life _ [D#m]
without [B] a care _ How _ _ _ but all [F#] my love [B] I was saving
_ Oh, _ _ _ the winds blew high [A#m] and the trees [B] did sway _ _ _ Not _ _ _ much from life was I asking _ _ _ _ _
_ Till I met someone [F#] to give [B] all my love _ _ _ _ _ _ All my love [A#m] so long and [B] lasting _ _ _ _ _
_ All good were the parts [F#] we [B] played in our game _ And _ _ _ _ a long ways off was tomorrow _ _ _ _ _ _
_ But my love was a rambler [F#] and a restless [B] as the sea _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And in [F#] the tide [B] came sorrow _ _ Oh, _ _ _ a child of the night [D#m] is gone [B] to be born _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I can't explain my confusion _ _ Is _ _ _ my love thinking [F#] to marry [B] me at all? _ _ _ _
_ _ Or of the freedom [A#m] he thinks [B] he'll be losing _ I _ _ _ _ _ sit with my friends [D#m] in the gay [B] crowded rooms _ _ _ _
_ _ _ My friends they're smoking and talking _ _ _ _ _ _ But it all seems so empty [F#] my love is [B] not there _ _ _ _
_ So I'll go into [F#] the streets [B] walking _ My _ _ _ _ _ baby is a growing [F#] as a [B] growing it must _ _ _ _
_ _ If I were to lose it it would grieve me _ _ _ _ _ _
My love is so helpless [D#m] and I'm wondering [B] what to do _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, [F#] how I yearn to help him _ Oh, _ _ _ _ we could go [F#] to the [B] land of your choice
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[B] Where the false shame won't come knocking at our door
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I've a feeling in my heart [F#] and it's crushing [B] all my hope _ _ _ _ _ _
I think I'm gonna [F#] be hurt [B] some more _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _ _
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Oh, I was born [F#] with a name [B]
Geraldine _ _ _ _ _ _ _
With hair cold black as a raven _ _ I _ _ _ traveled my life [F#] without [B] a care _ _ _ _ _ _
I bet all _ [F#] my love _ [B] I was saving
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_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Oh, I was born with [A#m] a name [B] Geraldine _ With _ _ _ _ _ hair cold black as a raven _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I traveled my life _ [D#m]
without [B] a care _ How _ _ _ but all [F#] my love [B] I was saving
_ Oh, _ _ _ the winds blew high [A#m] and the trees [B] did sway _ _ _ Not _ _ _ much from life was I asking _ _ _ _ _
_ Till I met someone [F#] to give [B] all my love _ _ _ _ _ _ All my love [A#m] so long and [B] lasting _ _ _ _ _
_ All good were the parts [F#] we [B] played in our game _ And _ _ _ _ a long ways off was tomorrow _ _ _ _ _ _
_ But my love was a rambler [F#] and a restless [B] as the sea _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And in [F#] the tide [B] came sorrow _ _ Oh, _ _ _ a child of the night [D#m] is gone [B] to be born _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I can't explain my confusion _ _ Is _ _ _ my love thinking [F#] to marry [B] me at all? _ _ _ _
_ _ Or of the freedom [A#m] he thinks [B] he'll be losing _ I _ _ _ _ _ sit with my friends [D#m] in the gay [B] crowded rooms _ _ _ _
_ _ _ My friends they're smoking and talking _ _ _ _ _ _ But it all seems so empty [F#] my love is [B] not there _ _ _ _
_ So I'll go into [F#] the streets [B] walking _ My _ _ _ _ _ baby is a growing [F#] as a [B] growing it must _ _ _ _
_ _ If I were to lose it it would grieve me _ _ _ _ _ _
My love is so helpless [D#m] and I'm wondering [B] what to do _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, [F#] how I yearn to help him _ Oh, _ _ _ _ we could go [F#] to the [B] land of your choice
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[B] Where the false shame won't come knocking at our door
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I've a feeling in my heart [F#] and it's crushing [B] all my hope _ _ _ _ _ _
I think I'm gonna [F#] be hurt [B] some more _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _ _
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Oh, I was born [F#] with a name [B]
Geraldine _ _ _ _ _ _ _
With hair cold black as a raven _ _ I _ _ _ traveled my life [F#] without [B] a care _ _ _ _ _ _
I bet all _ [F#] my love _ [B] I was saving
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_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
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