Ballade At Thirty-five Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

B

BThis, no song of inB7genue

EThis, no ballad of D♯innocence;

G♯mThis, the rhyme of a Elady who

C♯mFollowed ever the F♯natural bents.

BThis, a solo of B7sapience,

EThis, a chantey of D♯sophistry,

G♯mThis, the sum of expEeriments,

C♯mI loved them until F♯they loved Bme.

 I loved them until thB7ey loved me.

E I loved them until tD♯hey loved G♯mme. E C♯m F♯

BDecked in garments of B7sable hue,

E Daubed with ashes of D♯myriad Lents,

G♯m Wearing shower bEouquets of rue,

C♯m Walk I ever in F♯penitence.

B Oft I roam, as myB7 heart repents,

E Through God's acre of mD♯emory,

G♯m Marking stones, in my rEeverence,

C♯mI loved them until F♯they loved Bme.

 I loved them until thB7ey loved me.

E I loved them until tD♯hey loved G♯mme. E C♯m F♯

 Pictures D♯pass me in G♯mlong review,--

 Marching Ecolumns of F♯dead evBents.

 I was D♯tender, and, G♯moften, true;

 Ever a C♯mprey to coinciF♯dence.

B Always knew I the B7consequence;

E Always saw what the D♯end would be.

G♯m We're as Nature has Emade us -- hence

C♯mI loved them until F♯they loved Bme.

 I loved them until thB7ey loved me.

E I loved them until tD♯hey loved G♯mme. E C♯m F♯

BPrinces, never I'd B7give offense,

E Won't you think of me D♯tenderly?

G♯m Here's my strength and my Eweakness, gents -

BThis, no song of inB7genue

EThis, no ballad of D♯innocence;

G♯mThis, the rhyme of a Elady who