Beggar Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[C]She's
fast [F]asleep [Dm]at Woden[G]'s feet[C]
Whilst alms I [F]seek [Dm]from
[C]thronging [G]fai[Em]rfolk
As a [F]whelp fast to [G]the teat
[C]She [G]smo[A]te [Am]me the[G]n
[C]We'[Db]ve eve[Eb]r sin[C]ce
been [Db]shadows
[Eb]Two [C]beasts of one [Db]old [Eb]soul[F]

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 2]
[C]If you [F]rely on [G]the kindness of strangers
[C]It helps to [F]have a hound
[Dm]for [C]a hand[G]maid[C]
[F]Not only for [Dm]the super[G]ior nose
[C]Or [A]compan[Am]ion sh[G]ip[C]
[Db]Often [Eb]peop[C]le stop to t[Db]alk with me
Having never [Eb]seen before [C]such a very beautiful
[Db]snow[Eb]- colo[F]ured collie

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 3]
[C]Working the [F]fell [Dm]a most [G]powerful [C]eye
Part of [F]the grass,
[Dm]fast [C]as [Bb]light[G] ni[C]ng
[Em]Be f[C]ore [F]the chil[Dm]dren [F]were [G]grown
[C]They'd [A]ride her [Am]like [G]a pony[C]
[Db]Thro[Eb]ugh the [F]nodding
[C]banners yester[Db]day
She went in [Eb]chase [C]of [Db]a ship's rat
At my wit's [Eb]end [C]I finally
located [Db]her
Under a [Eb]whining bush, [C]my poor old [Db]lady,
[Eb]seized [F]by a fit

[Interlude 3]
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[Verse 4]
[Bb]When the raiders came [C]in
their flaming carriages
[D]She went [Dm]running [D]to [Dm]her [Bb]famil[C]y
[Bb]While I listened on, [C]cowering behind a [Db]pile of
[Eb]drying log s[Cm][C][Db][Eb]
There's [C]no deny[Db]ing it

[Verse 5]
[Db]I sold my sh[Eb]oes so I c[C]ould
buy [Db]a chicken
A penance and a [Eb]treat [C]on her final[Db] day

[Verse 6]
[Db]Now she is g[Eb]one [C]I carry her
down [Db]to the sea
And scream at the [Eb]sinking stars
[C]"Can [Dbm]you ev[C]er for[Db][Eb]
[F]give me?"

[Outro 1]
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