Roaring 40'S Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]

[Verse 1]
Humble [D]me as if I were ten
unfulfilled dreams and cap[A]tains[D]
in a distorted [G]reverie I made out her call
[D]the vastest [A]desert of [D]them all

[Verse 2]
[C]drawn, [G]shiny calm, [A]to [Asus4]your mystery
[D]I wan[C]ted reven[G]ge
but [A]so, so [D]did she

[Verse 3]
[D]
"I am the [C]eldest of three [D]sisters
born down [C]around the roaring [D]forties
I have been [C]sent to be your
[D]mistress[G]
young man you're [A]coming
[Asus4]down with me"[A]

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][A][D]

[Verse 4]
So I [D]recited [G]from [D]my rut,
still undecided in [A]my [D]gut
how I wish, [G]it was enough for
me - the [D]love [A]of a family

[Interlude 2]
[D]

[Verse 5]
"we could so [C]easily en[D]joy you
and [C]easier we could [D]destroy you
me and my [C]sisters nev[D]er [G]age
me and my [A]sister[Asus4] s rage"[D]

[Interlude 3]
[G][A][D][G][Asus4][A][D]

[Verse 6]
[D]ok, [C]lord grant [D]us [G]a d[Em]aughter
[A]of [D]our own
we'd name her fire, because [A]the water [D]is

[Outro 1]
worn
[D][C][D][C][D][C][D][G][Asus4][D][Asus4][D]
[G][A]