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Can she excuse my wrongs            John Dowland
DmCan she excuFse my wrongs with VCirtuDme's clAoak?
AmShall DmI caGmll hCer goFod, wBbhen shGme proAsusves uAnkinDd?
DmAre those clFear fires which vanCish Dminto sAmoke?
AmMust I DmpraGmise Cthe lFeaves, wBbhere nGmo fruAsusit I AfindD?
DmNo, no: wheFre shadows do for CbodiDmes staAnd
AmThou mDmay'sGmt be CabusF'd, Bbif thy GmsighAsust be Adim.D  
DmCold love is Flike to words writCten Dmon sanAd
AmOr to DmbubbGmles CwhicFh, Bbon the GmwateAsusr swiAm.D  
FWilt thou be thus abused still
GSeeing that she will right thee never?
AIf thou canst not o'ercome her will
DThy love will be thus fruitlesGs Dever.
DmWas I so basFe, that I migCht nDmot aspAire
AmUnto tDmhose GmhigCh joyFs, whBbich shGme holAsusds frAom mDe?
DmAs they are Fhigh, so high Cis mDmy desiAre:
AmIf sDmhe tGmhis CdenFy, wBbhat caGmn graAsusnted Abe?D  
DmIf she will Fyield to that whiCch RDmeason Ais,
AmIt is DmReasGmon's CwilFl, tBbhat LoGmve shAsusould Abe jDust,
DmDear, make mFe happy still by grCantiDmng thiAs,
AmOr cDmut oGmff dCelaFys, iBbf that GmI diAsuse musAt.D  
FBetter a thousand times to die,
GThan for to live thus still tormented:
ADear, but remember it was I
DWho for thy sake did die conteGntDed.
FBetter a thousand times to die,
GThan for to live thus still tormented:
ADear, but remember it was I
DWho for thy sake did die conteGntDed...

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Can She Excuse My Wrongs

by Sting

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Can she excuse my wrongs John Dowland

Dm F C Dm A

Can she excuse my wrongs with Virtue's cloak?

Am Dm Gm C F Bb Gm Asus A D

Shall I call her good, when she proves unkind?

Dm F C Dm A

Are those clear fires which vanish into smoke?

Am Dm Gm C F Bb Gm Asus A D

Must I praise the leaves, where no fruit I find?

Dm F C Dm A

No, no: where shadows do for bodies stand

Am Dm Gm C F Bb Gm Asus A D

Thou may'st be abus'd, if thy sight be dim.

Dm F C Dm A

Cold love is like to words written on sand

Am Dm Gm C F Bb Gm Asus A D

Or to bubbles which, on the water swim.

Wilt thou be thus abused still

Seeing that she will right thee never?

If thou canst not o'ercome her will

D G D

Thy love will be thus fruitless ever.

Dm F C Dm A

Was I so base, that I might not aspire

Am Dm Gm C F Bb Gm Asus A D

Unto those high joys, which she holds from me?

Dm F C Dm A

As they are high, so high is my desire:

Am Dm Gm C F Bb Gm Asus A D

If she this deny, what can granted be?

Dm F C Dm A

If she will yield to that which Reason is,

Am Dm Gm C F Bb Gm Asus A D

It is Reason's will, that Love should be just,

Dm F C Dm A

Dear, make me happy still by granting this,

Am Dm Gm C F Bb Gm Asus A D

Or cut off delays, if that I die must.

Better a thousand times to die,

Than for to live thus still tormented:

Dear, but remember it was I

D G D

Who for thy sake did die contented.

Better a thousand times to die,

Than for to live thus still tormented:

Dear, but remember it was I

D G D

Who for thy sake did die contented...

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The chords for "Can She Excuse My Wrongs" show the original chord names (including Dm, F, C, A, Am, Gm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.