Emily Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

C Fm/C C♯/G♯ D♯+9/A♯

CThe church bells ring outF morning glory G C

 When summer bends toF the winter's rage G C

AmEmily Fwalks through the cemetery G C

AmPassed a dFog in an unmarGked grave C F C

CThe old girl hobbFles, nylons sGagging C

 Talks to her sisterFs in the groGund C

AmI saw a Flie in the miGrror this morning C

AmI heard a pFrophesy all aroGund Am G/B

 And EmFilCy they come and go Fm C

 The shadowsC♯ G♯ and tD♯he distant sounds F6

 But FEmilCy don't be afraid Fm C

 When the weight of angeC♯ls G♯weigD♯hs you down F6

Emily prays to a faded hero

In a little frame clutched to her gown

Hears the voice of promise in his memory

Tonight's the night they let the ladder down

In a cage sits a gold canary

By a wicker chair and a rosewood loom

As a soul ascends abord the evening

Canary sings to an empty room

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G♯7M C♯ G♯

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D♯ G♯ A♯

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F6 C

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