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Lady Adelaide

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Lady Adelaide by Benjamin Gibbard
Chorded by Alaina Musich
This song technically holds a G over the verse.  In practice, it doesn't sound right unless you're 
fingerpicking.  If you'd like your chord to sound more rounded, use a G6 or C back and forth as 
noted.
When the last word of the verse is sung ("unheard" in Verse I), it has 2 vocal notes.  
The first half of the word is played with a D, then C.  Tried to note within the music.
NOTE THAT THE G6 (I6 chord) IS CORRECT, BUT C (IV chord) MAY BE SUBSTITUTED IF PREFERRED.
G6Lady AdeGlaide G6shows no emGotion
G6Colder than a Gwave in the G6Arctic GOcean
G6She waited all her Gyears G5for those G3 words
G6That never reached her Gears
G6They just Gwent unhDea----Crd
G6Porcelain and Gfrail, G6slender Gshoulders
G6A breeze of gusty Ggale could G6knock her Gover
G6She knew a handsome Gman who she G6gave her Gbody
G6But he did not take her Ghand
G6And her heart broke GsoftlyD-------C--
Now she's a Ambird with broken wing
She likes the Cideas of things
More than what Gthey are bound to bring
Lady DAdelaide
And with her Ambeauty in slow fade
She is so Cfearful the will say
That she is a Gbed that's been unmade
Lady DAdelaide

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Lady Adelaide

by Benjamin Gibbard

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Lady Adelaide by Benjamin Gibbard

Chorded by Alaina Musich

This song technically holds a G over the verse. In practice, it doesn't sound right unless you're

fingerpicking. If you'd like your chord to sound more rounded, use a G6 or C back and forth as

noted.

When the last word of the verse is sung ("unheard" in Verse I), it has 2 vocal notes.

The first half of the word is played with a D, then C. Tried to note within the music.

NOTE THAT THE G6 (I6 chord) IS CORRECT, BUT C (IV chord) MAY BE SUBSTITUTED IF PREFERRED.

G6 G G6 G

Lady Adelaide shows no emotion

G6 G G6 G

Colder than a wave in the Arctic Ocean

G6 G G5 G

She waited all her years for those 3 words

G6 G

That never reached her ears

G6 G D C

They just went unhea----rd

G6 G G6 G

Porcelain and frail, slender shoulders

G6 G G6 G

A breeze of gusty gale could knock her over

G6 G G6 G

She knew a handsome man who she gave her body

G6 G

But he did not take her hand

G6 G D C

And her heart broke softly---------

Now she's a bird with broken wing

She likes the ideas of things

More than what they are bound to bring

Lady Adelaide

And with her beauty in slow fade

She is so fearful the will say

That she is a bed that's been unmade

Lady Adelaide

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