Curses
The Crane Wives
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[Intro] F# Em D [First Part]F# Bm There's a fire in my brainEm And I'm burning upD F# Bm Oh my, oh myBm F# Keep running for the sinkEm But the well is dryD F# Bm Oh my, oh my [Pre-Chorus]Bm G Every word I say is kindlingD But the smoke clears when you'reF# aroundBm G Won't you stay with me, my darlingF# When my walls start burning down?( F# Em D ) [Second Part]F# Bm Em This house is my name like an elegyD F# Bm Oh my, oh myBm F# Echoing where my ghosts all used toEm beContinues after the adD F# Bm Oh my, oh my [Pre-Chorus]Bm G There's still cobwebs in the cornersD F# And the backyard's full of bonesBm G Won't you stay with me, my darlingF# When this house don't feel like home?F# When this house don't feel like home? [Chorus]Bm G Oh ashes, ashes, dust to dustD F# The devil's after both of usBm G Lay my curses out to restD F# Bm Make a mercy out of me( F# Em D ) [Third Part]F# Bm Em This tired old machine is a rumblingD F# Bm Oh my, oh myBm F# Singing songs to the secretsEm Behind my eyeD F# Bm Oh my, oh my [Pre-Chorus]Bm G All my aching bones are tremblingD F# And I may yet fall apartBm G Won't you stay with me, my darlingF# When the war starts in my heart?F# When the war starts in my heart? [Final Chorous]Bm G Oh, ashes, ashes, dust to dustD F# The devil's after both of usBm G Lay my curses out to restD F# Bm Make a mercy out of meBm G Oh ashes, ashes, dust to dustD F# Tell me I am good enoughBm G Lay my curses out to restD F# Bm Make a mercy out of me