Ballad Of An Elder Woman Chords by John Martyn

Tempo:
133.65 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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John Martyn - Ballad of an elder woman chords
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[G]
[C] [G]
[A]
[G]
Now woman, don't you feel sad [C] when you see your life [G] go round?
And you [C] realize that you've been drinking all of your years [G] like wine.
You're gambling with time and you [C] know you just [G] can't win.
But [C] still you feel that somehow you just gotta keep [G] on trying.
And woman, it's your
[A] heart I [G] hear crying.
Now the young man by your side is [C] your husband or so you [G] say.
In [F] reality he's a link where [C] the past you just can't [G] replace.
Tell the world you're happy when you're [C] lying [G] in his arms.
Oh but [C] his youth has made you hate to [G] see his face.
And woman, it's your [A]
heart [G] I see crying.
[C] [G]
[A]
[G]
Now you're standing like some tree, [C] oh and the blossom has blown [G]
away.
[C] And the last leaf has gone crumbling, tumbling towards [G] the ground.
You have nothing to teach me, you just [C] have nothing at [G] all to say.
Except [C] to keep on telling me about all the happiness that you do think [G] you have found.
And woman, it's your [A]
heart [G] I hear crying.
[C] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
A
1231
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
A
1231
F
134211111
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To learn John Martyn - (Album Version) Ballad Of An Elder Woman chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: A, G, C and G. A good strategy is to initiate at 66 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 134 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C Minor.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now woman, don't you feel sad [C] when you see your life [G] go round?
_ And you [C] realize that you've been drinking all of your years [G] like wine. _ _ _
_ _ You're gambling _ with time and you [C] know you just [G] can't win.
_ But [C] still you feel that somehow you just gotta keep [G] on trying. _ _ _
_ _ And woman, _ _ _ _ _ it's your _ _ _ _
[A] _ heart I [G] hear crying. _ _ _
_ _ Now the young man by your side is [C] your husband or so you [G] say.
_ In [F] reality he's a link where [C] the past you just can't [G] replace. _ _ _
_ _ _ Tell the world you're happy when you're [C] _ lying [G] in his arms.
Oh but [C] his youth has made you hate to [G] see his face. _ _ _
_ _ And woman, _ _ _ _ _ it's your _ _ _ [A]
heart [G] I see crying. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now you're standing like some tree, [C] oh and the blossom has blown [G]
away.
_ [C] And the last leaf has gone crumbling, tumbling towards [G] the ground. _ _ _
_ You have nothing _ to teach me, you just [C] have nothing at [G] all to say.
Except [C] to keep on telling me about all the happiness that you do think [G] you have found. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And woman, _ _ it's your _ _ _ _ [A] _
heart [G] I hear crying. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _

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