Chord Crane Wife Parts 1 2 3 by Decemberists

* crane wife 1 * intro G verse 1 it was a cold night Em and the snow lay around i pulled my coat tight C against the falling down and the sun was all G Em and the sun was all down and the sun was all C G and the sun was all down verse 2 i Am a poor man Em i haven’t wealth nor fame i have my two hands C and a house to my name and the winter’s so G Em and the winter’s so long and the winter’s so C D and the winter’s so long chorus and all the stars were crashing ’round G as i laid eyes on what i’d found verse 3 it was a white crane Em it was a helpless thing upon a red stain C with an arrow its wing and it called and cried G Em and it called and cried so and it called and cried C D and it called and cried so chorus and all the stars were crashing ’round G as i laid eyes on what i’d found Em C my crane wife , my crane wife G my crane wife , my crane wife verse 4 now i helped her Em and i dressed her wounds and how i held her C beneath the rising moon and she stood to fly G Em and she stood to fly away and she stood to fly C D she stood to fly away chorus and all the stars were crashing ’round G as i laid eyes on what i’d found Em C my crane wife , my crane wife G my crane wife , my crane wife G Em C G da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da G Em C G da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da D Bm D G D Bm D G D Bm D G D A# D G D Bm D G D A# D G * crane wife 2 * intro D verse 1 C G D my crane wife arrived at my door in the moonlight C G D all star - bright and tongue tied i took her in verse 2 D C G D we were married and bells rang sweet for our wedding C G D and our bedding was ready when we fell in chorus Em A Em sound the keening bell and see it’s painted red A G soft as fontanel , the feathers in the thread A C G when all i ever meant to do was to keep you D G D C D my crane wife , my crane wife , my crane wife verse 3 C G D we were poorly , our fortunes fading hourly C G D and how she vowed me she could bring it back verse 4 D C G D but i was greedy i was vain and i forced her to weaving C G D on cold loom in closed room with down wove chorus Em A Em sound the keening bell and see it’s painted red A G soft as fontanel , the feathers in the thread A C G when all i ever meant to do was to keep you D G D C D my crane wife , my crane wife , my crane wife outro Em F there’s a bend in the wind and it rakes at my heart Em F there is blood in the thread and it rakes at my heart G C G C G C G C G C rakes at my heart , heart , heart , heart , heart G C G C G C G C G C G C heart , heart , heart , heart , heart , heart , heart , heart D my crane wife * crane wife 3 * intro D A G x2 verse 1 D A G and under the boughs unbound D A G all clothed in a snowy shroud D A G she had no heart so hardened D A G all under the boughs unbound D A G x2 verse 2 D A G each feather it fell from skin D A G till threadbare she grew thin D A G how where my eyes so blinded D A G each feather it fell from skin chorus D A G and i will hang my head hang my head low D A G and i will hang my head hang my head low D A G x2 verse 3 D A G the gray sky looked bitter stained D A G a rain cloud and crane on wing D A G all out beyond horizons oh D A G a gray sky a bitter stain chorus D A G and i will hang my head hang my head low x7 outro D A G x4 intro D A G x2 verse 1 D A G and under the boughs unbound D A G all clothed in a snowy shroud D A G she had no heart so hardened D A G all under the boughs unbound D A G x2 verse 2 D A G each feather it fell from skin D A G till threadbare she grew thin D A G how where my eyes so blinded D A G each feather it fell from skin chorus D A G and i will hang my head hang my head low D A G and i will hang my head hang my head low D A G x2 verse 3 D A G the gray sky looked bitter stained D A G a rain cloud and crane on wing D A G all out beyond horizons oh D A G a gray sky a bitter stain chorus D A G and i will hang my head hang my head low x6 outro D A G x4