The Carmichaels Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][C][D][C][D]

[Verse 1]
[C]Mr Carmi[D]chael
[C]says [D]that he loves his [G]wife
I be[C]lieve he [D]does
[G]Gives her [D]everything that
[C]a man can [D]give[C][D]
But [C]Mr Carmi[D]chael [C]beggars
him[D]self on the al[G]tar
[C]Of his [D]love
And [G]you can tell him that [D]that's
not [C]the way to live
[D][C]

[Verse 2]
[D]
And [Em]oh how t[A]he wind
has [D]blown[F#]
[G]The leaves from [A]the linden [D]tree[F#]
And [G]oh when the [A]night grows [D]free[F#]
[G]Why does Mrs Carmic[D]hael
[C]come to me

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 3]
[C]Mrs Carmic[D]hael ris[C]es at ten[D], takes her[G] time
Is [C]at her [D]ease
[G]Drinking coffee in [D]slippers
[C]and [D]negli[C]gee[D]
[C]Opens the[D] door and the mil[C]kman
[D]brings [G]her dreams
[C]There's no-one sees
[D]sees
Ex[G]cept the statue of [D]Venus
and [C]she won't say
[D][C]

[Verse 4]
[D]
And [Em]oh how t[A]he wind
has [D]blown[F#]
[G]The leaves from [A]the linden [D]tree[F#]
And [G]oh when [A]the night grows [D]free[F#]
[G]Why does Mrs Carmic[D]hael
[C]come to me
[D][C][D][C]

[Verse 5]
[D]Oh Mr [C]Carmicha[D]el,
[C]captain and [D]star of his [G]of fice
[C]Billiards [D]team
[G]Smiles to greet the [D]applause as
his [C]ball goes [D]in[C][D]
[C]Hurrying [D]back, [C]bringing his vic
[D]tory [G]home but there's
[C]No-one here
[D]here
[G]And supper waits on the
[D]table in[C]side a tin
[D][C]

[Verse 6]
[D]
And [Em]oh how t[A]he linden le[D]aves[F#]
Lie [G]tossed as [A]the night wind [D]blows[F#]
And [G]struck in his si[A]lent [D]pose[F#]
[G]Mr Carmichael [D]weeps and there's
[C]no-one knows
[D]knows[C]

[Outro 1]
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