The Rake's Song Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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I had [Em]entered[G]

[Verse 1]
into [Em]a mar[G]riage
In [Em]the summer [G]of my twenty-first year
[Em]year[G]
And [Em]the bells [G]rang for our [Em]wed d[G]ing
Only [Em]now do [G]I remember it clear
[Em]Alri[Am]ght, alright[C], alright
[G]

[Verse 2]
No more a [Em]rake [G]and no
more [Em]a bachel[G]or
[Em]I was wedded and[G] it
whetted my [Em]thirst[G]
Until her [Em]womb [G]start spilling out [Em]babies
[G]Only the[Em]n did I r[G]eckon my curs[Em]e
[Am]Alright, [C]alright, alright
[G]Alr[Am]ight, alrig[C]ht, alr[G]ight
[Em][G][Em][G][Em][G][Em][G]

[Verse 3]
First came
[Em]Isaiah w[G]ith his crinkled little [Em]fingers
[G]Then came Cha[Em]rlotte and[G] that
wretched girl [Em]Dawn[G]
Ugly My[Em]fanwy [G]died
on de[Em]liv e[G]ry
Mercifully [Em]tak ing h[G]er mother [Em]along
Al[Am]right, alright,
[C]alrig[G]ht
[Em][G][Em]

[Verse 4]
[G]What can one [Em]do wh[G]en one
[Em]is w[G]idower
Shamefully [Em]saddled [G]with three [Em]little pests
[G]All that I wan[Em]ted was[G]
the freedom [Em]of a new l[G]ife
So my [Em]burden [G]I began to div[Em]est
[Am]Alright, al[C]right, al[G]right[Em][G]
[Em]Alri[Am]ght, alright,
[C]alrig[G]ht
[Em][G][Em][G][Em][G]

[Verse 5]
[Em]
[G]Charlotte I bur[Em]ied aft[G]er
feeding her fox[Em]glove
[G]Daw[Em]n was easy,
[G]she was drowned in the [Em]bath[G]
Isaiah [Em]fought [G]but was easily [Em]bested[G]
Burned his [Em]body [G]for incurring my wrath
[Em]Alri[Am]ght, alright,
[C]alright
[G][Em][G]

[Verse 6]
[Em]
And [G]that's how I [Em]came [G]your
humble nar[Em]rat [G]or
To be [Em]living [G]so easy and [Em]free
[G]Exp[Em]ect you think tha[G]t
I should [Em]be ha[G]unted
But it [Em]never [G]really bothers [Em]me
[Am]Alright, al[C]right, [G]alright
[Em]Alri[G]ght,[Em] alrig[Am]ht,
[C]alright

[Outro 1]
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