Marigold Gloria Swansong
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Intro: D C G D C G D
C G
The book I bought yesterday
D
I started to read
C G
I found a small marigold
D
Pressed between leaves
C G
And in that small marigold
D
Well, I found a note
C G
Saying, "Please won't you write to me
D
'Cause I'm so alone"
[Refrão]
C G D
So, I'm going to write back today
C G D C G D
Yes, I'm going to write right away____
C G
I started, 'Dear Marigold'
D
Not knowing her name
C G
I just had to write to you
D
'Cause I feel the same
C G
You sound like that marigold
D
That I found today
C G
The beauty was there to be found
D
But fading away
[Refrão]
C G D
So, I'm writing to you today
C G D C G D
Yes, I'm writing to you right away____
C G
As I started writing
D
Well, what can I say?
C G
I got to thinking
D
Where are you today?
C G
Brown leather cover
D
Ripped, tattered and torn
C G
It's been such a long, long time
D
Since the flower was born
[Refrão]
C G D
There's no need to write back today
C G D C G D C G Am
I'm not going to write right away____
G
Just like a swan she is gliding
F E Am
Drifting from here unto there
G
She has no thoughts of dying
F E Am
Winter does not mean despair
G
Warm summer nights left behind her
F E Am
Thinking of things that she's done
G
Once were her friends all around her
F E Am
But now she is only one
Bridge:
A F#m
Swan, swan keep your feet off the ground
Bm E7
Keep flying around, it's lonely you've found
A F#m
You were left on your own
Bm E7
You didn't do right, not to take off and fly
F Am
When your friends left that night
Instrumental: Am G F E Am G F E Am
Bridge:
A F#m
Swan, swan keep your feet off the ground
Bm E7
Keep flying around, it's lonely you've found
A F#m
You were left on your own
Bm E7
You didn't do right, not to take off and fly
F Am
When your friends left that night
G
Someday I know you'll see something
F E Am
That will bring back the memories of gold
G
You'll meet the friends that did leave you
F E Am
No more to be left in the cold
G
And just like a swan, you'll be gliding
F E Am
Drifting from here unto there
G
You'll have no thoughts of dying
F E Am
'Cause winter did not mean despair
How to play Marigold Gloria Swansong
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 D. 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.