Chords for Laura Marling - What He Wrote (Live From Union Chapel)
Tempo:
196.25 bpm
Chords used:
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Em
C
B
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Em]
[B]
[E]
[C] [E]
[Am]
Forgive me, [C]
[D] here I [Am] cannot stay [D] He [B] cut out my tongue, there is nothing [Am] to
save Love [Abm] me, O [C] Lord, [D] He threw me [C] away
[Bb] He laughed at [Am] my sins, [B] in His arms I must [Am] stay
[Em] He wrote, [F]
I am low, [Am]
[Em] please sin [Am] for [B] me But
[Am] [Em] I am broken too, [F] and spoken [Am] for
Do [Em] not tempt [Am] me, [C]
[Am] her skin [Em] is white [C] [D] And I am light as [C] the sun
[D] So holy [B] light shines on the things [Am] you have done
[B] So [Em] I asked Him [E] how He became this man [F] How did [Em] you learn to [Abm] hold fruit in your [Am] hands?
[C] Where is this [Bb] Lamb that gave you your name?
[C]
He had to [Bm] leave, but I begged Him [Am] to stay He [F]
[Em] left me alone [E] when I needed the light
[Am] [F] I fell [Em] to my knees [E] and I wept [A] for my [C] life If He had of stayed, [Em]
you might [Bb] understand
[C] If He had of stayed, you never [B] would have taken [Am] my hand
[Em] He wrote, [B]
I [F] am low, [Am]
[Em] please sin [Am] for me [B] But
[Am] I [G] am broken too, [F] and spoken for
[Am] [Em] Do not [Am] tempt me
[B]
And [C] where is this Lamb [D] that gave you your name?
[C] He had to leave, [Em] but I begged [Am] Him to stay
[F] Begged [G]
Him to stay [E] in my cold wooden [Am] grip
[F] Begged [Em] Him to stay [E] by the light of this [Am] ship
[C] Me fighting Him, fighting [D] light, fighting dawn
[C]
And the waves came and stole Him [Bm] and took Him to [Am] war
[B] [Am] We
[Em] write, [F]
and that's alright
[Am]
I miss His smell
While [Em] we speak,
[F] [Bb] when we are spoken to
[Am] And [Em] that suits us [Am] well
[B]
[Am] [Em]
That suits [Am] us well
[Em] That suits me [Am] well
[B]
[Em]
[N]
[B]
[E]
[C] [E]
[Am]
Forgive me, [C]
[D] here I [Am] cannot stay [D] He [B] cut out my tongue, there is nothing [Am] to
save Love [Abm] me, O [C] Lord, [D] He threw me [C] away
[Bb] He laughed at [Am] my sins, [B] in His arms I must [Am] stay
[Em] He wrote, [F]
I am low, [Am]
[Em] please sin [Am] for [B] me But
[Am] [Em] I am broken too, [F] and spoken [Am] for
Do [Em] not tempt [Am] me, [C]
[Am] her skin [Em] is white [C] [D] And I am light as [C] the sun
[D] So holy [B] light shines on the things [Am] you have done
[B] So [Em] I asked Him [E] how He became this man [F] How did [Em] you learn to [Abm] hold fruit in your [Am] hands?
[C] Where is this [Bb] Lamb that gave you your name?
[C]
He had to [Bm] leave, but I begged Him [Am] to stay He [F]
[Em] left me alone [E] when I needed the light
[Am] [F] I fell [Em] to my knees [E] and I wept [A] for my [C] life If He had of stayed, [Em]
you might [Bb] understand
[C] If He had of stayed, you never [B] would have taken [Am] my hand
[Em] He wrote, [B]
I [F] am low, [Am]
[Em] please sin [Am] for me [B] But
[Am] I [G] am broken too, [F] and spoken for
[Am] [Em] Do not [Am] tempt me
[B]
And [C] where is this Lamb [D] that gave you your name?
[C] He had to leave, [Em] but I begged [Am] Him to stay
[F] Begged [G]
Him to stay [E] in my cold wooden [Am] grip
[F] Begged [Em] Him to stay [E] by the light of this [Am] ship
[C] Me fighting Him, fighting [D] light, fighting dawn
[C]
And the waves came and stole Him [Bm] and took Him to [Am] war
[B] [Am] We
[Em] write, [F]
and that's alright
[Am]
I miss His smell
While [Em] we speak,
[F] [Bb] when we are spoken to
[Am] And [Em] that suits us [Am] well
[B]
[Am] [Em]
That suits [Am] us well
[Em] That suits me [Am] well
[B]
[Em]
[N]
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Forgive _ me, [C] _ _ _
_ _ [D] here _ I [Am] cannot _ stay _ [D] He [B] cut out my tongue, _ there is nothing [Am] to
save _ _ _ _ _ Love _ _ _ [Abm] me, O [C] Lord, _ _ _ [D] He threw me [C] away
_ [Bb] He _ laughed at [Am] my _ sins, [B] in His arms I must [Am] stay _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] He wrote, _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ I am low, _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Em] please _ sin [Am] for [B] me _ But _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] I am broken too, _ [F] _ _ _ and spoken [Am] for
_ _ Do [Em] not _ tempt [Am] me, _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] her skin [Em] is white [C] _ _ _ [D] And I am light as [C] the sun
_ [D] So _ holy [B] light _ shines on the things [Am] you have done _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ So [Em] I asked Him [E] how He became this _ man _ _ [F] How did [Em] you learn to [Abm] hold fruit in your [Am] hands?
_ _ _ _ [C] Where is this _ _ [Bb] Lamb that gave you your name?
_ _ [C] _ _ _
He had to [Bm] leave, but I begged Him [Am] to stay _ _ _ He _ [F] _ _ _
[Em] left me alone _ [E] when I needed the light
[Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ I fell [Em] to my knees [E] and I wept [A] for my _ [C] life _ If He had of stayed, _ [Em]
you might _ [Bb] _ understand _ _
[C] If He had of stayed, you never [B] would have taken [Am] my hand _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] He wrote, _ _ [B] _
_ I [F] am low, _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] please _ sin [Am] for me [B] _ But _ _
_ [Am] _ _ I [G] am broken too, _ [F] _ _ _ and spoken for
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] Do not _ _ [Am] tempt me
[B] _ _
_ And _ [C] where is this _ _ Lamb [D] that gave you your name?
_ _ [C] He _ had to _ leave, [Em] but I _ begged [Am] Him to _ stay _
_ _ _ [F] Begged _ _ [G]
Him to stay [E] in my cold wooden [Am] grip
_ _ _ [F] _ _ Begged [Em] Him to stay [E] by the light of this [Am] ship
_ _ [C] _ Me _ fighting Him, _ fighting [D] light, fighting dawn
_ [C] _
And the waves came and stole Him [Bm] and took Him to [Am] war _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Am] We _ _
_ [Em] _ _ write, _ [F] _ _
and that's _ alright
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ I miss His _ smell
_ _ While _ _ _ _ [Em] we speak, _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] when we are spoken to
[Am] _ _ And [Em] that suits us [Am] well
_ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
That suits [Am] us _ well _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] That suits me [Am] _ well
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Forgive _ me, [C] _ _ _
_ _ [D] here _ I [Am] cannot _ stay _ [D] He [B] cut out my tongue, _ there is nothing [Am] to
save _ _ _ _ _ Love _ _ _ [Abm] me, O [C] Lord, _ _ _ [D] He threw me [C] away
_ [Bb] He _ laughed at [Am] my _ sins, [B] in His arms I must [Am] stay _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] He wrote, _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ I am low, _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Em] please _ sin [Am] for [B] me _ But _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] I am broken too, _ [F] _ _ _ and spoken [Am] for
_ _ Do [Em] not _ tempt [Am] me, _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] her skin [Em] is white [C] _ _ _ [D] And I am light as [C] the sun
_ [D] So _ holy [B] light _ shines on the things [Am] you have done _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ So [Em] I asked Him [E] how He became this _ man _ _ [F] How did [Em] you learn to [Abm] hold fruit in your [Am] hands?
_ _ _ _ [C] Where is this _ _ [Bb] Lamb that gave you your name?
_ _ [C] _ _ _
He had to [Bm] leave, but I begged Him [Am] to stay _ _ _ He _ [F] _ _ _
[Em] left me alone _ [E] when I needed the light
[Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ I fell [Em] to my knees [E] and I wept [A] for my _ [C] life _ If He had of stayed, _ [Em]
you might _ [Bb] _ understand _ _
[C] If He had of stayed, you never [B] would have taken [Am] my hand _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] He wrote, _ _ [B] _
_ I [F] am low, _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] please _ sin [Am] for me [B] _ But _ _
_ [Am] _ _ I [G] am broken too, _ [F] _ _ _ and spoken for
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] Do not _ _ [Am] tempt me
[B] _ _
_ And _ [C] where is this _ _ Lamb [D] that gave you your name?
_ _ [C] He _ had to _ leave, [Em] but I _ begged [Am] Him to _ stay _
_ _ _ [F] Begged _ _ [G]
Him to stay [E] in my cold wooden [Am] grip
_ _ _ [F] _ _ Begged [Em] Him to stay [E] by the light of this [Am] ship
_ _ [C] _ Me _ fighting Him, _ fighting [D] light, fighting dawn
_ [C] _
And the waves came and stole Him [Bm] and took Him to [Am] war _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Am] We _ _
_ [Em] _ _ write, _ [F] _ _
and that's _ alright
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ I miss His _ smell
_ _ While _ _ _ _ [Em] we speak, _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] when we are spoken to
[Am] _ _ And [Em] that suits us [Am] well
_ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
That suits [Am] us _ well _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] That suits me [Am] _ well
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _