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Intro:  B   F#   E  B  
	Verse 1
	BIt's your bicycle F#bells Eand your Rembrandt Bswells
	Your children aF#live and Estill breathBing
	D#mAnd your look of Alost Ewhen you're coming aBcross
	Makes me F#feel like a thief Ewhen you're bleeBding
	Chorus
	Duchess, F#Duchess, Elight up your Bcandles for F#meF#7  
	BDuchess, F#Duchess, Eput all your Blove back in F#me
	EI come listening, I B(add9)touch, touching
	Verse 2
	BWith the PerF#sian sea Erunning through your Bveins
	You F#shed your names Ewith the seaBsons
	D#mStill they Aall return Ewith their last Bremains
	And they lay F#them before you Elike reaBsons
	With your shimmering F#dress, Eit says 'no', Bit says 'yes'
	It says 'I've F#nothing left for EconceaBling'
	D#mIt's your shiftAless flesh Eand your old Bgirl's grace
	It's your young F#girl's face that EI'm breaBthing
	Chorus
	Duchess, F#Duchess, Elight up your Bcandles for meF#  F#7  
	BDuchess, F#Duchess, EDuchess, Bput all the love F#back in me
	E(add9)I'm lying, she's B(add9)crying

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Duchess

by Scott Walker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

F#7

B(add9)

E(add9)

B F# E B

Intro:

Verse 1

B F# E B

It's your bicycle bells and your Rembrandt swells

F# E B

Your children alive and still breathing

D#m A E B

And your look of lost when you're coming across

F# E B

Makes me feel like a thief when you're bleeding

Chorus

F# E B F# F#7

Duchess, Duchess, light up your candles for me

B F# E B F#

Duchess, Duchess, put all your love back in me

E B(add9)

I come listening, I touch, touching

Verse 2

B F# E B

With the Persian sea running through your veins

F# E B

You shed your names with the seasons

D#m A E B

Still they all return with their last remains

F# E B

And they lay them before you like reasons

F# E B

With your shimmering dress, it says 'no', it says 'yes'

F# E B

It says 'I've nothing left for concealing'

D#m A E B

It's your shiftless flesh and your old girl's grace

F# E B

It's your young girl's face that I'm breathing

Chorus

F# E B F# F#7

Duchess, Duchess, light up your candles for me

B F# E B F#

Duchess, Duchess, Duchess, put all the love back in me

E(add9) B(add9)

I'm lying, she's crying

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