Curses - The Crane Wives, guitar chords

Published: 2023-09-20 17:02
Selection chords: Ethan Cooper

Verse:
          Bm         F#           Em
Thereʼs a fire in my brain and Iʼm burning up
   D F#   Bm F#
Oh my, oh my
     Bm              F#          Em
Keep running for the sink but the well is dry
   D F#   Bm F#
Oh my, oh my

Pre-chorus:
      Bm            G
Every word I say is kindling
        D                        F#
But the smoke clears when youʼre around
          Bm                G
Wonʼt you stay with me, my darling
        F#
When my walls start burning down?
(Down, down)

Bm F# Em
D F# Bm F#

Verse:
     Bm            F#          Em
This house says my name like an elegy
   D F#   Bm F#
Oh my, oh my
    Bm           F#        Em
Echoing where my ghosts all used to be
   D F#   Bm F#
Oh my, oh my

Pre-chorus:
              Bm             G
Thereʼs still cobwebs in the corners
        D                  F#
And the backyardʼs full of bones
          Bm                G
Wonʼt you stay with me, my darling
          F#
When this house donʼt feel like home?
          F#
When this house donʼt feel like home?

Chorus:
   Bm            G
Oh ashes, ashes, dust to dust
    D       F#    Bm         F#
The devilʼs after both of us
Bm             G
Lay my curses all to rest
       D     F#     Bm
Make a mercy out of me

Bm F# Em
D F# Bm F#

Verse:
     Bm          F#        Em
This tired old machine is a-rumbling
   D F#   Bm F#
Oh my, oh my
        Bm           F#       Em
Singing songs to the secrets behind my eye
   D F#   Bm F#
Oh my, oh my

Pre-chorus:
              Bm             G
All my aching bones are trembling
        D                  F#
And I may yet fall apart
          Bm                G
Wonʼt you stay with me, my darling
         F#
When the war starts in my heart?
         F#
When the war starts in my heart?

Chorus:
   Bm            G
Oh ashes, ashes, dust to dust
    D       F#    Bm      F#
The devilʼs after both of us
Bm             G
Lay my curses all to rest
       D     F#     Bm
Make a mercy out of me

   Bm            G
Oh ashes, ashes, dust to dust
D       F#    Bm   F#
Tell me I am good enough
Bm             G
Lay my curses all to rest
       D     F#
Make a mercy out of

F# Bm