The Scarlet Tide

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Lyrics - Credits - Discography - Covers - Bootlegs - Chords

Lyrics

Well I recall his parting words

Must I accept his fate?

Or take myself far from this place


I thought I heard a black bell toll

A little bird did sing

"Man has no choice

When he wants everything."


We`ll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride


Man goes beyond his own decision

Gets caught up in the mechanism

Of swindlers who act like kings

And brokers who break everything


The dark of night was swiftly fading

Close to the dawn of day

Why would I want him just to lose him again?


We`ll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride


We`ll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride

Alternate Lyrics

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Credits

Elvis Costello - vocals and ukulele
Emmylou Harris - vocals

Discography

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Singles:

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Various Artists collections:

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Covers

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Bootlegs

Chords

Chords submitted by Jeffrey Schulberg 

This song is played on a ukulele in the key of D.  The easiest way to play it 
on the guitar is w/a capo on the 7th fret and using the chords below.

[G][G/C][G]
 
Well, I [G]recall his [G/C]parting [G]words
Must I [G7]accept his [C]fate?
Or [D]take [G]myself far [C]from this [D]place
 
I thought I [G]heard a [G/C]black bell [G] toll
A little [G7]bird did [C]sing
[D]"Man has no [G]choice
When[C] he wants [D]everything."[G][G/C][G]
 
We'll rise above the [G/C]scarlet [G]tide
That trickles [G7]down through the [C]mountain
And[D] separ[G]ates the [C]widow [D]from the [G]bride[G/C][G]
 
Man goes beyond his [G/C]own [G]decision
Gets caught up [G7]in the [C]mechanism
Of [D]swindlers[G] who [C]act like [D]kings
And brokers [G]who break [C]everything[D]

The dark of [G]night was [G/C]swiftly [G]fading
Close to the [G7]dawn of [C] day
Why [D]would I [G]want him just to [C]lose him [G]again?[G/C][G]

We'll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride

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