The Last Of The Widows

Intro D Bm Em A D [Verso 1] D Bm A D The last of the widows of the Duck Bill seam Bm Fm Em A Is lying tonight with her young man again D Bm A D Theyre clinging fast together soothing sighs and pain Em A D And coaxing back the love their loss survived [Verso 2] D Bm A D The last of the widows of the Duck Bills flare Bm Fm Em A Is brushing back dust from his strong brown hair D Bm A D And hes stretched on her bosom with his love laid fair Em A D And making up for time fate stole away [Verso 3] Em A D Parting words were never spoken last kisses never broken Bm E A She never even watched him walk away D Bm A D Now the last of the widows of the Duck Bill seam Em A D Reached out and took his hand again today [Verso 4] D Bm A D The last of the widows of the Duck Bill fire Bm Fm Em A Stood bleak and bewildered as the count climbed higher D Bm A D Then she wept for the world across a newsroom wire Em A D When she heard his name called out across the crowd [Verso 5] Em A D But when the world had turned to leave eighty women turned to grieve Bm E A And cursed their compensation through their tears D Bm A D Now the last of the widows of the Duck Bill seam Em A D Can close her eyes and wipe away the years [Verso 6] D Bm A D The last of the widows of the Duck Bill flame Bm Fm A D Is free of the lonely nights of bitterness and blame D Bm A D And theres some wholl remember as they speak her name Em A D The reason why she lived so long alone [Verso 7] Em A D And in the fields above the dangers of Gresford, Trimdon Grange Bm E A Haswell, Hartley Beam and Markham Main D Bm A D The last of the widows of the Duck Bill seam Em A D Is walking with her miner lad again