Courting The Widow
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Intro: C G F C Gm
[Verso 1]
Gm F Eb
She lingers beside herself
F Eb F Gm
compelled by her visions beside his corpse she will stay
Eb Dm F C
Court the widow I met
[Verso 2]
Gm F Eb
Out of the bloodshed and tears
F Eb Cm F Gm
he laid in the water where she came down to find him
Eb Dm F C
bloody water divides
Eb Dm Gm F C
life has sundered my Sunday slumber and I
Eb Dm F C
and I should wipe off this smile
Cm
slumber slumber
Cm
court the widow shall I?
[Refrão]
Am E
Then back in the day when youth was my strength
E G F
and my will made a change; could part the sun from the rain
F C G F
and the madman of lust that I had to evince
F C G F
over many a lady who wished for it still
C G F C Eb
I’m gonna turn to you, I will turn to you but when?
Eb Gm
Oh I’ve forgotten what time it was after all
[Verso 3]
Gm F Eb
The hours are fading so fast
F Cm Dm Gm
I wish I could travel in time and bring her with me
Eb Dm F C Gm F C
court the widow and leave
Eb Cm Gm
O-oh
Eb Dm F C
Bloody water divides
Eb Dm Gm F C
as life has sundered my Sunday slumber and I
Eb Dm F C
so I can enter his bride
Cm
slumber slumber
Cm
court the widow shall I?
[Refrão]
Am E
In the dark of the day where life had to end
E G F
with his very last words “I know that we’ll meet again”
F C G F
but in fact it was me that you saw in his eyes
F C G F
and the tunnel of light I’d come back to that right
F C
and said you will come for you
F C
yeah she will come for you
C G
she said she will come for you
F C G#
come for you again
[Ponte]
G# Fm
soon as the water will clear from blood
Fm
soon she comes
Fm C
soon she comes
F C
that’s all that I can tell you
F C
that’s all that I can give you
F C
Oh-oh-oh Yeah
Am E
(Theremin solo)
G F G
You know that we’ll meet again
[Refrão]
Am E
In the dark of the day where light had to end
E G F
and his very last words “I know that we’ll meet again”
F
Are you gonna let him through?
F
Would you wanna be turned too?
G
I’m gonna turn to you
G F G Gm
turn to you
Eb Dm Gm F C
Life has sundered my Sunday slumber and I…
Eb F F C
but she’s the light in his eyes
Outro:
C G F G
C G F C F C
How to play Courting The Widow
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.