Chords for The Clockwork Quartet - The Doctor's Wife

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Monday, the 26th of March, _ _ [Bb] the patient's passing seizures are [Dm] becoming more [F] pronounced by [Am] the day.
The underlying cause _ _ seems to be a [Dm] slow and [F] progressive [Am] decay.
If I don't find a cure, _ _ [Bb] I fear that my patient [Dm] must surely [F] fade [C] away.
But I swear, [Dbm] I'll apply my [C] science to the cause.
[Db] _ Rooking no [C] defiance, I'll deliver [Dbm] her from this malady.
[D] _ She'll dance [Ab] _ again. _
[Eb] And I'll never [Em] forget when we first were [Eb] courting and she faced [Em] me.
And her eyes were [Eb] gleaming in the moonlight.
[Em] And she spoke [F] so sweetly.
_ _ Give me [Am] _ _ _ my _ darling.
[F] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ give me [F] my darling.
_ _ Please, bring the [Am] _ lights out. _ _ _
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[Am] Tuesday, the 17th of May, _ [Bb] a worrying symptom [Dm] has reared [F] its head this week.
She's been bedbound for a month. _
[Bb] And now the patient [Dm] is no [F] longer able [Am] to speak.
She tries to utter sounds.
But [Bb] the grip of the illness is [F] strong and the patient [C] is weak on the bed.
[Ab] In a cold [G] sweat, like a corpse.
[Ab] But she'll live [C] yet.
When I find the [Ab] cure, I can surely [D] promise she'll [Ab] laugh again. _
[Eb] _ As she [Em] did on our wedding [Eb] day.
When we [Em] danced and laughed the world [Eb] away.
Even now, [Em] _ I can hear [F] her say.
_ Let _ me [Am] _ go, my _ darling.
[F] _ _ _ Please, take [Am] me to _ the moon. _
[F] _ Promise _ _ when [Am] the lights are fading. _
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_ Sunday, the 23rd of June. _ _
[Bb] The patient no longer [Dm] responds to [F] stimulating of any [Am] kind.
She's now my only charge. _
[Bb] I clothe her and feed [Dm] her.
And nightly [F] I read by [Am] her side.
For though she's paralyzed, _ _ [Bb] I know that inside [Dm] there must still be [F] a functioning [C] mind.
Neatly laid [Ab] _ on the bed [C] sheet.
I can still [Ab] hear her fading heartbeat.
[G] I'll keep her [Ab] stable and continue [D] my research.
She'll smile [Ab] _ again. _
[Eb] _ And I [Em] must bring her back to [Eb] me.
In her eyes, [Em] I can see the [Eb] gleam.
In my mind, [Em] I can hear [F] her feeding.
_ _ Let [Am] me go, my _ darling.
[F] _ _ Please, _ take [Am] me to the _ moon. _
[F] _ _ _ Promise when [Am] the lights are fading. _
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_ Tuesday, the 18th of July. _
[Bb] My latest apparatus [Dm] is the only thing that's keeping [Am] her alive.
I had to stop her heart. _
[Bb] The mechanical replacement [Dm] will ensure the other organs [Am] can survive.
Her body is destroyed. _
[Bb] But what nature has neglected, [Dm] the fruit of [F] modern science [C] shall provide.
And I've broken [Db] _ every code of [G] practice.
But for my love, [Ab] I'd shift the planet's [C] axis.
She'll return to [Ab] me when she's been [D] repaired.
She'll [Ab] live again. _
[Eb] _ And I swear [Em] I can see the [Eb] gleam in her eyes.
[Em] _ Amidst the new [Eb] machines.
And at night, [Em] I can hear [F] her whisper.
_ _ Let [Am] me go, my _ darling.
[F] _ _ _ Please, take me [Am] to _ the moon. _
[F] _ _ Promise _ when the [Am] _ lights are _ fading.
[F] _ _ _ You'll save me.
_ _ _ _ _ Me.
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