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Crane Wife 1 Tab

by Decemberists


Best if played with an acoustic guitar 

and strumming with a little bit of rhythm 


Chords needed:
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It was a cold night
              
And the snow lay low
           
I pulled my coat tight
           
Against the falling down
             
And the sun was all
             
And the sun was all down
             
And the sun was all
                                 
And the sun was all down

             
I am a poor man
                               
I haven't wealth nor fame
           
I have my two hands
                          
And a house to my name
             
And the winter's so
             
And the winter's so long
             
And the winter's so
                              
And the winter's so long

                                                 
And all the stars were crashing 'round
                                                 
As I laid eyes on what I'd found



The Rest of the song continues like that, but here are the lyrics anyway, enjoy :)


It was a white crane
It was a helpless thing
Upon a red stain
With an arrow its wing
And it called and cried
And it called and cried so
And it called and cried
And it called and cried so

And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd found
My crane wife, my crane wife
My crane wife, my crane wife

Now I helped her
And I dressed her wounds
And how I held her
Beneath the rising moon
And she stood to fly
And she stood to fly away
And she stood to fly
She stood to fly away

And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd found
My crane wife, my crane wife
My crane wife, my crane wife