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"Emiliana Torrini" - "Autumn Sun"
Intro:
||  D|  F#m|  D|  F#m|| 
  DMy wife stood by  F#mthe harbor
  DHer hands set in a wavF#me
        D                  F#m   C#- D  
  Like no more evening and day
  BmNow I see  F#mthe beauty I failAed to see when she was meBm  
  BmLife undreF#mss me of her, step by sBm/Dtep, like a silk dress, she fellE  
to my fDeet. BmShe brought me fF#mlowersE  
  DSaid she lBmiked my workF#m  E  
I thought she  Dcouldn't Bmdo us anF#my  harmA  
He never lDiked that kBmind of chDarmBm  
But how coDuld he resBmist when heDr dress lBmet in
      D          E   Asus4-        A   Asus4- A  
  the autumn sun?
  DI used to watch  F#mthe sparrows
  DPerched on electric wireF#ms
            D                       F#m   C#- D  
  Like notes of a song waiting to be sung, for you, I wrote them
doBmwn  Ouuuuu    F#mOuuuuuuu  AOuuuuBm  
              Bm                     F#m                 Bm/D    E-  C#  
  He laughed at life that kept me sane in a world of dark dark
gameDs. BmShe brought me fF#mlowersE  
  DSaid she lBmiked my workF#m  E  
I thought she  Dcouldn't Bmdo us anF#my  harmA  
He never lDiked that kBmind of chDarmBm  
But how coDuld he resBmist when heDr dress lBmet in
      D          E   Asus4- A  
  the autumn sun?
      F#msus4OuuF#mu           F#msus4She watered F#mthe garden      F#msus4and played with the kiF#mds
F#msus4                                          F#m         E   C#- C#7  
      For her birthday, let her try on his wedding ring
    D  BmShe brought me F#mflowersE  
  DSaid she lBmiked my workF#m  E  
I thought she  Dcouldn't Bmdo us anF#my  harmA  
He never lDiked that kBmind of chDarmBm  
But how coDuld he resBmist when heDr dress lBmet in
  Dthe aEutumn sunF#m?

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Autumn Sun

by Emilíana Torrini

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Bm/D

Asus4

C#7

"Emiliana Torrini" - "Autumn Sun"

Intro:

D F#m D F#m

|| | | | ||

D F#m

My wife stood by the harbor

D F#m

Her hands set in a wave

D F#m C# D

Like no more evening and day

Bm F#m A Bm

Now I see the beauty I failed to see when she was me

Bm F#m Bm/D E

Life undress me of her, step by step, like a silk dress, she fell

D Bm F#m E

to my feet. She brought me flowers

D Bm F#m E

Said she liked my work

D Bm F#m A

I thought she couldn't do us any harm

D Bm D Bm

He never liked that kind of charm

D Bm D Bm

But how could he resist when her dress let in

D E Asus4 A Asus4 A

- -

the autumn sun?

D F#m

I used to watch the sparrows

D F#m

Perched on electric wires

D F#m C# D

Like notes of a song waiting to be sung, for you, I wrote them

Bm F#m A Bm

down Ouuuuu Ouuuuuuu Ouuuu

Bm F#m Bm/D E C#

He laughed at life that kept me sane in a world of dark dark

D Bm F#m E

games. She brought me flowers

D Bm F#m E

Said she liked my work

D Bm F#m A

I thought she couldn't do us any harm

D Bm D Bm

He never liked that kind of charm

D Bm D Bm

But how could he resist when her dress let in

D E Asus4 A

the autumn sun?

F#msus4 F#m F#msus4 F#m F#msus4 F#m

Ouuu She watered the garden and played with the kids

F#m E C# C#7

F#msus4 -

For her birthday, let her try on his wedding ring

D Bm F#m E

She brought me flowers

D Bm F#m E

Said she liked my work

D Bm F#m A

I thought she couldn't do us any harm

D Bm D Bm

He never liked that kind of charm

D Bm D Bm

But how could he resist when her dress let in

D E F#m

the autumn sun?

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