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Gold Shadow

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Standard Tuning
 Fm(133111)
 Bbm(x13321)
C  (x35553) ((x32010) which is less recommended)
 Ab(466544)
 Gb(244322)
 Db(x46664)
I recommend to use the capo in the 1st fret.
and in this case:
 Fm(022000)
 Bbm(x02210)
  C(x24442)
 Ab(320033)
 Gb(133211)
 Db(x32010)
Briefly:
Verse: ( Fm   Bbm  C) x2,  Fm   Ab   GbFm,  Db   Bbm  C  
Chorus:  Ab( Db  Ab) x2,  BbmFm, ( Db  Ab) x5,  Gb   Db  C  
[Intro]
 Fm   Bbm   Cx2
[Verse 1]
There's a Fmgold Bbmshadow     Cseeping through the door
There's a Fmcold Bbmsparrow     Clying still upon the floor
FmDead and true as Ablipstick
GbSlow as the speed of Fmskin
There's a Dbgold, gold Bbmshadow      Cgrowing from within
[Verse 2]
There's a Fmbent Bbmwillow     Cin the moonlight painted blue
There's a Fmspent Bbmwindow     Csilhouetting you
   FmDeep and true as Abwhiskey
   GbSoft and sure as Fmlies
There's a Dbbent, bent Bbmwillow      Creflecting in your eyes
[Chorus 1]
AbBut now there's a Dbgirl out in a Abboat
Her arms are outDbstretched and she's barely aAbfloat
There's a man on the Bbmshore, a rope in his Fmhands
It's tied to the Dbboat, and he's pulling as hard as he Abcan
Not to bring her to Dbhim, but to pull the whole Abshore
And the whole world with Dbit to her open Abdoor
All his voices are Dbher
All his voices are Abher
All his voices are Dbher
All his voices are Abher
GbHas he been here Dbbefore?
CNobody's sure
[Verse 3]
There's a Fmsilver Bbmdistance,  Ca luminescent glimpse
There's a Fmriver of reBbmsistance,  Cdried to cracks upon your lips
   FmBrittle as beAblieving
   GbSticky as beFmtrayal
There's a Dbsilver Bbmdistance     Copening up like a trail
[Chorus 2]
AbThere was a Dbtime before all the Ableaves
Covered the Dbbeauty of Adam & AbEve
And they were Bbmblind, and they were Fmfree
To be whatDbever they wanted to Abbe
But now they are Dbjust a prayer in a Absong
And he is so Dbsorry for all that went Abwrong
All his voices are Dbher
All his voices are Abher
All his voices are Dbher
All his voices are Abher
GbHas he been here Dbbefore?
GbHas he been here Dbbefore?

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Gold Shadow

by Asaf Avidan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Standard Tuning

(133111)

Bbm

(x13321)

C (x35553) ((x32010) which is less recommended)

(466544)

(244322)

(x46664)

I recommend to use the capo in the 1st fret.

and in this case:

(022000)

Bbm

(x02210)

(x24442)

(320033)

(133211)

(x32010)

Briefly:

Fm Bbm C Fm Ab Gb Db Bbm C

Verse: ( ) x2, Fm,

Ab Db Ab Bbm Db Ab Gb Db C

Chorus: ( ) x2, Fm, ( ) x5,

[Intro]

Fm Bbm C

[Verse 1]

Fm Bbm C

There's a gold shadow seeping through the door

Fm Bbm C

There's a cold sparrow lying still upon the floor

Fm Ab

Dead and true as lipstick

Gb Fm

Slow as the speed of skin

Db Bbm C

There's a gold, gold shadow growing from within

[Verse 2]

Fm Bbm C

There's a bent willow in the moonlight painted blue

Fm Bbm C

There's a spent window silhouetting you

Fm Ab

Deep and true as whiskey

Gb Fm

Soft and sure as lies

Db Bbm C

There's a bent, bent willow reflecting in your eyes

[Chorus 1]

Ab Db Ab

But now there's a girl out in a boat

Db Ab

Her arms are outstretched and she's barely afloat

Bbm Fm

There's a man on the shore, a rope in his hands

Db Ab

It's tied to the boat, and he's pulling as hard as he can

Db Ab

Not to bring her to him, but to pull the whole shore

Db Ab

And the whole world with it to her open door

All his voices are her

Gb Db

Has he been here before?

Nobody's sure

[Verse 3]

Fm Bbm C

There's a silver distance, a luminescent glimpse

Fm Bbm C

There's a river of resistance, dried to cracks upon your lips

Fm Ab

Brittle as believing

Gb Fm

Sticky as betrayal

Db Bbm C

There's a silver distance opening up like a trail

[Chorus 2]

Ab Db Ab

There was a time before all the leaves

Db Ab

Covered the beauty of Adam & Eve

Bbm Fm

And they were blind, and they were free

Db Ab

To be whatever they wanted to be

Db Ab

But now they are just a prayer in a song

Db Ab

And he is so sorry for all that went wrong

All his voices are her

Gb Db

Has he been here before?

Gb Db

Has he been here before?

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