The Sorrowful Wife Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
I [Am]mar ried my wife on
the day of the eclipse
[Dm]Our friends awarded her
courage with gifts
Now as the [Am]nights grow longer
and the season shifts
[G]I look to my sorrow[Bm]ful wife
Who is [F]quietly [G]tending her flo[Am]wers
Who is [F]quietly [G]tending her

[Interlude 1]
[Am][Dm]
[Am][Dm]
[F][G][Am][Dm][Am]
[Dm]

[Verse 2]
[Am]The water is high on
the beckoning river
[Dm]I made her a promise I could
not deliver
[Am]And the cry of the birds sends
a terrible shiver
Through [G]me and my sorrowful wife
Who is [F]shifting [G]the furniture [Am]around
Who is [F]shifting [G]the furniture around

[Interlude 2]
[Am][Dm]
[Am][Dm]
[F][G][Am][Dm][Am]
[Dm]

[Verse 3]
[Am]Now we sit beneath the knotted Yew
And [Dm]the bluebells bob up
around our shoes
[Am]The task of remembering
the telltale clues
[G]Goes to my sorrowful wife
Who is [F]counting [G]the days
on her finger[Am]s
Who is [F]counting [G]the days on her

[Interlude 3]
[G][Dm]

[Verse 4]
Come on an[Am]d help me baby
Come on [Dm]now
Come on and [Am]help me baby
I [Dm]was blind
[F]The grass here grows long and high
[G]Twists right up to the sky
[Am]White clouds roll on [Dm]by
Come on now and [Am]help me babe
I was [Dm]blind
I was a [Am]fool babe
I was [Dm]blind
A loose wind [F]last night blew down
[G]Black trees bent to the ground
[Am]Their blossoms made such [Dm]a sound
That I could not even hear myself [Am]think babe
I was [Dm]blind
[F]I was[Dm] a fool[Am] babe
I was [Dm]a blind fool, [Am]babe[Dm]
[F]I w[Dm]as a fo[Am]ol babe
I was [Dm]blind babe
I was a [Am]fool babe
I was a [Dm]blind fool, babe
[Am]I was a fool

[Interlude 4]
[Dm][Am][Dm]

[Verse 5]
[Am]Blind babe
[Dm]Blind babe
[Am]Blind babe