lorene Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]I was just 23 when Lorene married me
A [C]good woman's greatest
[G]mistake
She was carrying my child but I was
too young and wild
For the [A]burdens that marriage cre[D]ates

[Verse 2]
So [G]just like a coward I looked for a way out
I [C]went where the Slank River [G]flows
I [C]left her a note in[G]side of my coat
And quickly walked [D]off down the [G]road

[Verse 3]
[G]Lorene stood and shivered while
they dragged the river
For the [C]body that was not to [G]be found
I watched from a hill while
they had my funeral
From [A]there I could hear
every [D]sound

[Verse 4]
There were [G]friends and relations
And they all kept saying what
[C]shame it was I chose to [G]die
But the [C]thing that still haunts me
and [G]tears at my conscience
Is the sound Lorene [D]made
when she [G]cried

[Verse 5]
[C]Black velvet lace covered her [G]face
But her grieving was too strong to [D]hide
Yes, the [G]thing that still haunts me
and tears at my conscience
Is the sound Lorene [D]made
when she [G]cried[Ab]

[Verse 6]
After [Ab]two years of hiding with my
shame locked inside me
[Db]My conscience led me back ho[Ab]me
To a small country graveyard
where a plain wooden marker
[Bb]Had Lorene's name carved
next to my [Eb]own

[Verse 7]
Now [Ab]I stand and shiver at the
banks of the river
[Db]Lorene seems to beckon [Ab]to me
[Db]Death like an old friend
[Ab]whispers come on in
And I'll put your [Eb]con science to s[Ab]leep

[Verse 8]
[Db]Black velvet lace covered her [Ab]face
But her grieving was too strong to [Eb]hide
Yes, the [Ab]thing that still haunts me
and tears at my conscience
Is the sound Lorene [Eb]made when [Ab]she cried

[Verse 9]
[Ab]As I go under the last I remember
Is the sound Lorene [Eb]made
when she [Ab]cried[Db]
[Ab][Eb]