Miriam Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A][Am][G][Am]
[G]

[Verse 1]
[Am]Curtains of back were
[B]inside the [Dm]room[C][Bb][Am]
Shutting out the light,
[B]the light that [Dm]always [C]hurt [Bb]his e[Dm]yes
There was nothing [D]bright in [D5]this en
[Eb]tire [D5]man s[Eb]ion... no, n[D5]o
[Dm]Except for the candle[D5]light... [Eb]the [D5]light... and t[Eb]he[D5][Eb]
[D5]fire that [Dm]burned [D5]real [D]slo[C]w

[Interlude 1]
[Am][B5][B][Bb]

[Verse 2]
[C]Oh [C5]Miriam... [B5]why did you have[F]
[Em]to go an[C]d di[Am]e?[Bb]
[Am][G]

[Verse 3]
[A]Curtain[Am] s of black were insi[B]de
the [Dm]room[C][Bb][Am]
Abigail was not alone,
there was [B5]someone [A]els[Dm]e in [C]her[Bb]e too[Dm]
"Come closer dear",
[Eb]said [Dm]the s[D5]had [Eb]ow in the [D5]wheelchair[Eb]
[Dm]"Stand by the fireplac[D5]e,
[Eb]so I[D5] can [Eb]bette[D5]r see y[Eb]our face"[D5][D][D5][D][C]

[Interlude 2]
[A5][Am][B][B5][B][A#]

[Verse 4]
[C]Oh [B5]Miriam, why did [Bm]you h[F5]ave [Em]to go[C] an[Am]d die?

[Interlude 3]
[Am][B5][D][D5][Em][C][G][B5][D][Em][B][B5][D5][Em][C][G][B5][D][Em]
[G][B5][D][Em][C][G][D][Em]
[C][G][F#m][A][Am][B5][Bm][D][F#m][A][B5][D5][F#m][A][Am][B5][Bm][D][F#m][A]
[B5][D][D5][Dm][D5][C][B5][C][D][E][D][E][Am][B5]

[Verse 5]
[Solo: Andy] [D5]The shadow
[Em]could not be[C]lieve,
[G]the[B5] likeness in [D5]her face[Em][G][F#m]
It [A]looked as [Am]if hi[B5]s Mi[D]riam ha[F#m]d come back[A]
[Am]from [B5]the g[D5]rave[Dm][F5][E][Em][F5][D5]
[D]"I am [F5]Count [Em]de La [F5]Fey,
and [C]you [B5]are?"[F#m]
[A]"Abi[Am] gai[B5]l", she whis[D]pered[F#m]
[Am]and shivered t[B5]o th[D]e bone[C#5][D]
[F5]"Can I?", [Em]he s[F5]aid "[E]Can I[D5],..[Dm][F5]
[Em]can [F5]I call you Miria[C]m?"[Em]
[D]"Miri

[Verse 6]
[C]am... or Abi[D5] gai[Em]l is fine
[D]You [C]can even call me Lucy
for it [D]is just a name"
[Em][D]

[Verse 7]
He [F#m]struggled [D]out of the[C]
[Bb]wheelchair[C][D]
Since his [F#m]fall m[D]any years
[C]ago[Bb][C][D5][D]
Now he could [F#m]only w[D]alk b[C]y a cane,
[Bb]what a sha[C]me

[Interlude 4]
[D5][D][D5][A][A5][Am][G][Am]
[G][Am][B][Dm][C][Bb][Am]
[D][Dm][C][Bb]

[Verse 8]
[Dm][Solo: Andy]
"Don't move! Stay where you are",
[D5]and [Eb]then he[D5] was righ[Eb]t behind her[D5][D][Eb]
[Dm]Touching her long black hair[D5],
[Eb]he was b[D5]reathing m[Eb]uch [D5]harder[Eb] now[D]
Then he grabbed her [C]head
[Am]

[Verse 9]
In the [B]pain she [Bb]screamed as he
[C]Yanked out a lock of [C5]that beautiful [B5]hair,
[Bm]oh dear oh d[F5]ear oh d[Em]ear[C]
[Am][A]

[Verse 10]
[B5]
He [D]quickly [E]struggled [Em]acros[G]s the
[B5]floor [D]to a smaller cab[B5]inet
Be[D]hind glass [Em]door it [C]said:[G]
[B5]"To My belov[D]ed Dear"[Em][C][G]
[F#m]It was then h[A]e started to[B5] compare,[D]
[F#m]and she saw th[A]e other [B5]HAIR[D]
[F5]In his t[E]wist[Em]ed mi[F5]nd, sh[D]e w[F5]as back,
[Em]but why[F#m]
"I [A]must re[B5]tire my [D]dear[F#m]
in or[A]der [B5]to pre[D]pare
You should do the same,
[C]tom[B5]orrow an heir"[Am]