Ravens Chords by Christopher Bingham
Tempo:
107.8 bpm
Chords used:
Em
A
E
Am
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [Bm] If Raven called your [E] name one night
Hey mama, hey nana, hey [Em] nana
Twelve more ravens chanting tightly
Hey nana, hey nana
Death comes early, death comes me
Hey nana, hey nana, hey nana
But old nana's children return to the dream time
Hey nana, hey [C] nana
Your name was
[Em]
[E] [A]
[Em] Your [Am] name [E] was
Your name was
[Em]
If I should die before I wake
Hey mama, [D] hey nana, hey [Em] nana
How many ravens would my soul need?
Hey nana, hey nana
One crow's sorrow, two crow's mercy
Hey mama, hey [D] nana, hey nana
[Em] Three crows a wedding and four crows birth
Hey nana, hey nana
Your [D] name [E]
[Em] was
Your [A]
name was
[Em] Water my blood, air [D] my breath and fire my spirit
Earth my body, water my blood
Mother may it take my [Em] body when I'm smolder
Earth my body, water my blood, air my spirit
Earth my body, water my blood
Mother may it take my [Am] body
[A] [C] [A]
[E]
[Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[E]
[Em]
[A]
[Em] Shadow of a raven lands on a [E] wire
Hey mama, [D] hey nana, hey [E] nana
Sun goes down like stone on fire
Hey mama, [Em] hey nana
Rhythm in the bone and the blood in the heart
Hey mama, [G] hey nana, hey [E] nana
Saints married meet and married part
Married [Em] meet again
Your name, [E]
[Em]
your [A] name, oh name
You sing
Earth my body, water, [Em] air my breath and fire my spirit
Earth [A] my body, water [Em] my blood
Mother may it take my body when I'm smolder
Earth my body, water my blood, [D] air my breath and fire my spirit
Earth my body, water [E] my blood
Mother may it take my body [Em] when I'm smolder
Earth my body, water my blood, air my breath and fire my spirit
Earth [G] my body, water my blood
Mother may it [Am] take my body
[A] [Am] [F#m]
[Am]
[A]
[Am]
[A]
[Am] [Em] [A]
[Am]
[G] [A]
Hey mama, hey nana, hey [Em] nana
Twelve more ravens chanting tightly
Hey nana, hey nana
Death comes early, death comes me
Hey nana, hey nana, hey nana
But old nana's children return to the dream time
Hey nana, hey [C] nana
Your name was
[Em]
[E] [A]
[Em] Your [Am] name [E] was
Your name was
[Em]
If I should die before I wake
Hey mama, [D] hey nana, hey [Em] nana
How many ravens would my soul need?
Hey nana, hey nana
One crow's sorrow, two crow's mercy
Hey mama, hey [D] nana, hey nana
[Em] Three crows a wedding and four crows birth
Hey nana, hey nana
Your [D] name [E]
[Em] was
Your [A]
name was
[Em] Water my blood, air [D] my breath and fire my spirit
Earth my body, water my blood
Mother may it take my [Em] body when I'm smolder
Earth my body, water my blood, air my spirit
Earth my body, water my blood
Mother may it take my [Am] body
[A] [C] [A]
[E]
[Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[E]
[Em]
[A]
[Em] Shadow of a raven lands on a [E] wire
Hey mama, [D] hey nana, hey [E] nana
Sun goes down like stone on fire
Hey mama, [Em] hey nana
Rhythm in the bone and the blood in the heart
Hey mama, [G] hey nana, hey [E] nana
Saints married meet and married part
Married [Em] meet again
Your name, [E]
[Em]
your [A] name, oh name
You sing
Earth my body, water, [Em] air my breath and fire my spirit
Earth [A] my body, water [Em] my blood
Mother may it take my body when I'm smolder
Earth my body, water my blood, [D] air my breath and fire my spirit
Earth my body, water [E] my blood
Mother may it take my body [Em] when I'm smolder
Earth my body, water my blood, air my breath and fire my spirit
Earth [G] my body, water my blood
Mother may it [Am] take my body
[A] [Am] [F#m]
[Am]
[A]
[Am]
[A]
[Am] [Em] [A]
[Am]
[G] [A]
Key:
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E
Am
D
Em
A
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[N] [Bm] If Raven called your [E] name one night
Hey mama, hey nana, hey [Em] nana
Twelve more ravens chanting tightly
Hey nana, hey nana
Death comes early, death comes me
Hey nana, hey nana, hey nana
But old nana's children return to the dream time
Hey nana, hey [C] nana
Your name was
[Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] Your _ [Am] name _ _ _ _ _ [E] was
Your name was
_ _ _ [Em] _
If I should die before I wake
Hey mama, [D] hey nana, hey [Em] nana
How many ravens would my soul need?
Hey nana, hey nana
One crow's sorrow, two crow's mercy
Hey mama, hey [D] nana, hey nana
[Em] Three crows a wedding and four crows birth
Hey nana, hey nana
_ Your [D] name _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ was
Your _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
name was
_ [Em] Water my blood, air [D] my breath and fire my spirit
Earth my body, water my blood
Mother may it take my [Em] body when I'm smolder
Earth my body, water my blood, _ _ air my spirit
Earth my body, water my blood
Mother may it take my [Am] body _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] Shadow of a raven lands on a [E] wire
Hey mama, [D] hey nana, hey [E] nana
Sun goes down like stone on fire
Hey mama, [Em] hey nana
_ Rhythm in the bone and the blood in the heart
Hey mama, [G] hey nana, hey [E] nana
Saints married meet and married part
Married [Em] meet again
_ Your name, _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
your [A] name, oh name _ _ _
You sing
Earth my body, water, [Em] air my breath and fire my spirit
Earth [A] my body, water [Em] my blood
Mother may it take my body when I'm smolder
Earth my body, water my blood, [D] air my breath and fire my spirit
Earth my body, water [E] my blood
Mother may it take my body [Em] when I'm smolder
Earth my body, water my blood, air my breath and fire my spirit
Earth [G] my body, water my blood
Mother may it [Am] take my body _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hey mama, hey nana, hey [Em] nana
Twelve more ravens chanting tightly
Hey nana, hey nana
Death comes early, death comes me
Hey nana, hey nana, hey nana
But old nana's children return to the dream time
Hey nana, hey [C] nana
Your name was
[Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] Your _ [Am] name _ _ _ _ _ [E] was
Your name was
_ _ _ [Em] _
If I should die before I wake
Hey mama, [D] hey nana, hey [Em] nana
How many ravens would my soul need?
Hey nana, hey nana
One crow's sorrow, two crow's mercy
Hey mama, hey [D] nana, hey nana
[Em] Three crows a wedding and four crows birth
Hey nana, hey nana
_ Your [D] name _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ was
Your _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
name was
_ [Em] Water my blood, air [D] my breath and fire my spirit
Earth my body, water my blood
Mother may it take my [Em] body when I'm smolder
Earth my body, water my blood, _ _ air my spirit
Earth my body, water my blood
Mother may it take my [Am] body _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] Shadow of a raven lands on a [E] wire
Hey mama, [D] hey nana, hey [E] nana
Sun goes down like stone on fire
Hey mama, [Em] hey nana
_ Rhythm in the bone and the blood in the heart
Hey mama, [G] hey nana, hey [E] nana
Saints married meet and married part
Married [Em] meet again
_ Your name, _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
your [A] name, oh name _ _ _
You sing
Earth my body, water, [Em] air my breath and fire my spirit
Earth [A] my body, water [Em] my blood
Mother may it take my body when I'm smolder
Earth my body, water my blood, [D] air my breath and fire my spirit
Earth my body, water [E] my blood
Mother may it take my body [Em] when I'm smolder
Earth my body, water my blood, air my breath and fire my spirit
Earth [G] my body, water my blood
Mother may it [Am] take my body _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
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