May The Living Be Dead (In Our Wake) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][Bm][D][A][D][G][D][A][D]

[Verse 1]
Said her name [D]was
Marie From the banks of the Lee
[G]With the prettie[Bm]st eyes
my own had ever [A]seen
Her hair [D]like ripples They danced
with [G]the tide
As our hearts [D]washed away [A]to [D]the sea
Was she sent down from
[G]the heavens above
[D]Her breath pure as whiskey
my heart [Bm]fell in love
Now [D]the devil is courtin' a different [G]tune
And [D]I laugh as the [A]tears [D]was the rain
Tell [G]me why no

[Verse 2]
[D]one's listenin'
Is [A]there nothing at all left [D]to say
In [G]a world so unfor[D]giving
You [A]mean more to me [Bm]each every day
[G]So may [D]the living [A]be dead in our
[D]wake
[G][D][A]

[Verse 3]
[D]
One cold winters night behind
the clouds stars [G]did hide
And the ghost [Bm]of our souls thanking
Christ we're [A]alive
Our spir[D]its they crackled with lovers
[G]first sight
[D]Till the mornin' came [A]fresh with [D]a new
Will you dance with me now heavens
child [G]sang the clown
[D]We've nothing left to lose but
your wing[Bm]s and my frown
[D]Where over the hills the valleys
[G]will ring
To the sound [D]of [A]our love singin' [D]true
So tell [G]me why no

[Verse 4]
[D]one's listenin'
Is [A]there nothing at all left [D]to say
In [G]a world so unforgiv[D]ing
You mean [A]more to me each [Bm]every day
[G]So may [D]the living [A]be dead in our
[D]wake

[Interlude 1]
[G][Bm][A][D][G][D][A][D]
But [Bm]the summer sun is

[Verse 5]
melt[A]ing now
With [G]the leaves I'll soon [D]be gone
Will you have the strength when
[A]the emptiness [G]shadows fall
Or will [Bm]your aching heart be [A]ripped apart
By [G]the beating from [D]the storm
Or will howling gales like
[A]yesterdays be [G]gone
Yeah [A]be gone,
[D]gone

[Interlude 2]
[D][G][Bm][A][D][G][D][A][D]

[Verse 6]
Was she sent [D]down from
[G]the heavens above
[D]Her breath pure as whiskey
[Bm]my heart fell in love
Now [D]the devil is courtin'
a different [G]tune
And I laugh [D]as [A]the tears was [D]the rain

[Verse 7]
Tell [G]me why no [D]one's listenin'
Is [A]there nothing at all left to [D]say
In [G]a world so un[D]forgiving
You [A]mean more to me [Bm]each every day
[G]So may the liv[D]ing [A]be dead in our [D]wake
Tell [G]me why no

[Verse 8]
[D]one's listenin'
Is [A]there nothing at all left [D]to say
In [G]a world so un[D]forgiving
You mean [A]more to me [Bm]each every day
[G]So may the liv[D]ing [A]be dead in
[D]our wake

[Outro 1]
[G][Bm][A][D][G][D][A][D]