cosmia Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][F][Am][F]

[Verse 1]
[Am]When you ate[F]
I saw [Am]your [F]eyelashes
[Am]Saw [F]them[Am] sha[F]ke [Am]like[F][Am]
[F]wind on [Am]gras[F]ses[Am][F]
[Am]In the corn [F]fiel[Am]d when[F]
she [Am]called [F]me[Am][F]
[Am]Moths surround[F] me,
thought they'd [Am]drown [F]me

[Verse 2]
[Am]And I [F]miss your precious[Am] heart[F]
[Am]And I miss you[F]r [Am]pre
[F]cious heart
[G][F]

[Verse 3]
[Am]Dried rose [F]petal, [Am]red brown [F]circles
[G]Framed your eyes and stained
[Am]your knuckles
Dried rose [F]petal, red brown circles
[G]Framed your eyes and stained [F]your knuckles
[C]

[Interlude 1]
[F][Dm][F][G][Am]
[F][G][Am][F][G][C]

[Verse 4]
And all [C]those lonely night[Am]s
down by [F]the river
Brought me [Dm]bread and water, water [G]in
[Am]But though I tri[F]ed so hard my li[C]ttle darli[G]ng
[Am]I couldn't keep [F]the night
from coming [C]in

[Verse 5]
And all those [C]lonely [Am]nights down
by [F]the [C]river
I was brought my [Dm]bread and
water by the kith and [G]the kin
[Am]Now in the quiet[F] hour
[C]when I a[G]m sleepin'[Am]
I cannot [F]keep the night from [C]comin'
[Am]in

[Interlude 2]
[Am][G#][Am][G#]
[Am]

[Verse 6]
Why've you gone [G#]away
Gone away again
I'll [Am]sleep through the rest of my days
[G#]If you've gone away again
I sleep through the rest of my [Eb]days[G#]
[Cm]And I [G#]sleep through the rest of my days
And I sleep through the rest of [Cm]my days
[G#]

[Interlude 3]
[Cm][G#]
[Cm][G#]

[Verse 7]
Why've you gone away, [Ebm]away[Eb][Ebm]
[Eb]Seve[G#]n sun [G#m]s, sev[Eb]en su[G#m]n s[G#]
[Ebsus4]Away, away[Eb], away,
away
[Am][F][Am][G][F][Am]

[Verse 8]
[F]Can you hear me, will you [G]listen
Don't come near me,
[Dm]don't go miss[Am]ing
In the lissome [C]light of evening
[G]Help me, [Dm]Cosmia, I'm [Am]grieving[C]
[F][C][Dm][G][Am][F][G][F][G]

[Verse 9]
[C]And all those lonely [Am]nights
down by [F]the river[C]
Brought [Dm]me bread and water, water [G]in
[Am]But though I t[F]ried so hard m[E]y little darling
[Am]I couldn't keep [F]the night
from com[C]ing in
And all those lonely night[Am]s down by

[Verse 10]
[F]
[C]the river
I was brought my [Dm]bread and water
[Am]by the kith an[G]d the kin
[Am]Now in the q[F]uiet hour [C]when
[G]I am sleep[Am]in'
I cannot [F]keep the night from
[C]comin' in
[Am][F]

[Verse 11]
Beneath the porch [Am]light [F]we've
all been [Am]circling[F]
Beat our dust hearts, singe our flour wings
But in the corner, something is happening
[Am]Wild Cosmia, what have
you seen
[F]

[Verse 12]
[Am]
Water [F]were your limbs,
and the [Am]fire [F]was[Am] her hai[F]r[Am]
And then the moonlight caught your eye
And you [F]rose [Am]through [F]the [Am]air[F]
[Am]Well, if you've seen[F] true ligh[Am]t,
then [F]this [Am]is my pr[F]ayer[Am][F]
[Am]Will you call [F]me w[Am]hen you get there[F]
[Am]And I mis

[Verse 13]
[F]s your precious heart
[Am]And miss[F], and [Am]miss,[F][Am]
[F]an [Am]d miss
[F]And miss, and miss, [C]an d miss, and [F]miss,
[Am]and miss your [F]heart[Am][F][Am][C][F]
[Am]But releas[F]e your[Am] preciou[C]s hear[F]t
[Am]To i[C]ts feast[F], for [Am]precious heart[F]s
[Am][C]

[Outro 1]
[F][C][F][Am][C][F][C][Am][C]
[F]