{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":941821,"song":"The Scarlet Tide","artist":"Elvis Costello","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11614912-the-scarlet-tide-chords-by-elvis-costello/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/941821?type=chord","rating":4.59066,"votes":14,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell, I recall his parting words[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMust I accept his fate?[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOr take myself far from this place[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI thought I heard a black bell toll[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA little bird did sing[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMan has no choice[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen he wants everything[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'll rise above the scarlet tide[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]A7sus4[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat trickles down through the mountain[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd separates the widow from the bride[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n(same as first verse)\r\nMan goes beyond his own decision\r\nGets caught up in the mechanism\r\nOf swindlers who act like kings\r\nAnd brokers who break everything\r\nThe dark of night was swiftly fading\r\nClose to the dawn of the day\r\nWhy would I want him\r\nJust to lose him again\r\n\r\n[Chorus x2]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nD    G  D    G  D\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n(same as first verse)\nMan goes beyond his own decision\nGets caught up in the mechanism\nOf swindlers who act like kings\nAnd brokers who break everything\nThe dark of night was swiftly fading\nClose to the dawn of the day\nWhy would I want him\nJust to lose him again\n\n[Chorus x2]","chords":["D","G","A","D7","A7sus4"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7sus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}