Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
E - 022100
B - x24442
C#m - x46654
A - x02220
B/D# - x698xx
E/G# - 476xxx
F#m - 244222
Intro: E-B/Eb-A-- x2
Verse 1:
E B/D#
Smokey is my apple
A
And green are my eyes
E B/D#
Silent is snowfall
A
I whispher goodbye
C#m B
Farewell to the child
A
That I use to be
E
I hold her she's
B A E/G# F#m E
sobbing My baby
Interlude: E-F#m-A--A(hold)
Verse 2:
E B
The wolf and the lion
A
Have asked me to play
E
Though she told me
B A
not to I went anyway
C#m B
A pile of matches
A
The truth at my feet
E
I hold her she's
B A
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sobbing My baby
Chorus:
C#m B
The cream in my tea
A
Spells out something
E A
to me And they say
That I'll heal by the day
C#m B
But the message I give
A E
Kills off all will to live
A
I'm afriad that I'm losing my way
Post Chorus: Whoa
E-B-A-- x2 C#m-B-A--E-B-A--A(hold)
Verse 3:
E B/D#
Burning in heaven
A
My destiny lies
E B/D#
When she read my stars
A
She didn't mention that night
C#m B
I loved you my Bambi
A
I don't want to leave
E
But I hold her
B A E/G# F#m E
she's sobbing My baby
Outro:
E B
I hold her she's sobbing
A
I hold her she's sobbing
E
I hold her she's
B A E-B-A--C#m-B/Eb-A--
sobbing My baby
E-B-A--E-B-A--E-B-A--C#m-B-A(hold)
