The Scarlet Tide
Well I recall his parting words |
Background: Alternate versions
|
|
Covers
Template:Elvis Costello covers: The Scarlet Tide
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