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Whitehaven
From the album Singing Bones
[INTRO]
C G F C
[VERSE 1]
What a hCideous fGorest surrFounded WhitehCaven
TwEmisted black mAmountains, wFolves howled in mGadness
NCever I vGentured beyFond the stone tCower
As dEmusk spread her blAmack wings at the eFdge of the dGark wild woCod
[VERSE 2]
But one Cwindy evGening, gatFhering timberCs
EmUnder white Amelm trees in shFadows, I sGaw her
The dCarkest of beGauties with her bFasket of chCerries
The wEmind at her bAmlack skirt like the hFands of the wGild dark woCodC/B  
[INTERLUDE]
e|-Am-----------------------F-----------G-----5-7-8-|
B|-5h6-5--5h6-5--5h6-5--5-6-6h8-6--6-8--8-------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
[VERSE 3]
She tCurned in her tGerror, a mFadness possCessed us
In shEmadow she clAmawed me, we screFamed in the brGambles
HCunters came rGunning with tForches and aCxes
TrEmeetop to trAmeetop, flames tFore through the dGark wild woCod
[VERSE 4]
BCack down they drGagged us pFast the stone tCowers
The chEmurch bells were rAminging, the sFky screamed in flGashes
But we stCood in the chGurchyard laFughing like jCackals
As the sEmtone towers tAmumbled and bFowed to the wGild dark wAmood 
[OUTRO]
e|-Am5h7-5-5h7-5-5h7-5-0-0-5-|  
B|-------------------------|  
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|x3  
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|  
e|-Am5h7-5-5h7-5-5h7-8---5-|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

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Whitehaven

by The Handsome Family

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C/B

Whitehaven

From the album Singing Bones

[INTRO]

C G F C

[VERSE 1]

C G F C

What a hideous forest surrounded Whitehaven

Em Am F G

Twisted black mountains, wolves howled in madness

C G F C

Never I ventured beyond the stone tower

Em Am F G C

As dusk spread her black wings at the edge of the dark wild wood

[VERSE 2]

C G F C

But one windy evening, gathering timbers

Em Am F G

Under white elm trees in shadows, I saw her

C G F C

The darkest of beauties with her basket of cherries

Em Am F G C C/B

The wind at her black skirt like the hands of the wild dark wood

[INTERLUDE]

Am F G

e|----------------------------------------5-7-8-|

B|-5h6-5--5h6-5--5h6-5--5-6-6h8-6--6-8--8-------|

G|----------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------|

[VERSE 3]

C G F C

She turned in her terror, a madness possessed us

Em Am F G

In shadow she clawed me, we screamed in the brambles

C G F C

Hunters came running with torches and axes

Em Am F G C

Treetop to treetop, flames tore through the dark wild wood

[VERSE 4]

C G F C

Back down they dragged us past the stone towers

Em Am F G

The church bells were ringing, the sky screamed in flashes

C G F C

But we stood in the churchyard laughing like jackals

Em Am F G Am

As the stone towers tumbled and bowed to the wild dark wood

[OUTRO]

e|-5h7-5-5h7-5-5h7-5-0-0-5-|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|-------------------------|x3

A|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------|

e|-5h7-5-5h7-5-5h7-8---5-|

B|-----------------------|

G|-----------------------|

D|-----------------------|

A|-----------------------|

E|-----------------------|

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