Lorelei
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From: Elizabeth B. Myers <ebmyers@mailbox.syr.edu>
To: weis0010@gold.tc.umn.edu
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 1994 17:39:11 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: re: lorelei.crd
Try these changes. I play it along with the album and it sounds right.
The intro progression is somewhat different, but I think it's just an
E-A-B-A kind of thing. Let me know if you think this is better.
Liz Myers
E
You told me tales of love and glory
A
Same old sad song, same old story
E C#m
Sirens sing a lullaby
G#m B
And no one knows but Lorelei
Castles out of fairy tales
Timbers shiver where once there sailed
A lovesick man who caught her eye
And no one knew but Lorelei
F#m
CHORUS: River, river have mercy
B
Take me down to the sea
F#m
For if I perish on these rocks
B
My love no more I'll see
I've thought of you in far-off places
Puzzled over lipstick traces
So help me God, I will not try
And then I think of Lorelei
I've traveled far and wandered wide
An old photograph of you beside me
Old Man River seems so shy (?)
And he remembers Lorelei
CHORUS
If I should float upon this stream
And see you in my madman's dream
I'd sink into your troubled eyes
And none would know save Lorelei
CHORUS: Oh, river river river have mercy...
But if my ship which sails tomorrow
Should crash against these rocks, my sorrows
I will drown, before I die
It's you I'll see, not Lorelei
E
I-I-I
Outro: E A2 (repeat & end on E)
How to play Lorelei
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. 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.