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Poor Poor Lenore

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Poor, Poor Lenore
From the album In the Air
[INTRO]
Dm
[VERSE 1]
PDmoor, poor LenAore 
carried off by cDmrows 
as she wandered alAone 
where the rDmed oaks grAow 
BDmlack, black were their beAaks 
twisted in her hDmair 
and black were their wAings 
whipping Dmup through the aAir 
[CHORUS]
FFly, fly into the brCeeze, 
LenDmore and the crAows, 
to the tFop of a dead trCee 
where the hDmeartbrEoken gAo 
[SOLO]
e|-3--1--0-----Dm-----5----5-6-A5-------------5----5-6-Dm5------------5-6-5-A------Dm------A--|
B|-------------------------------5----5------------------6----8--------5-----6-8-6---|
G|-------------7-------------------------------------------------------------------6-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[VERSE 2]
LDmove, she fell in lAove 
with the grave digger's sDmon 
who was thin as the bAow 
of his blDmack violAin 
KDmiss, he kissed so hAard 
her mouth filled with blDmood 
then he left her to cAry 
where the rDmed oaks dAie
[CHORUS]
FFly, fly into the brCeeze, 
LenDmore and the crAows, 
to the tFop of a dead trCee 
where the heDmartbrEoken gAo 
[CODA]
e|-3--1--0-|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
Dm

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Poor Poor Lenore

by The Handsome Family

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Poor, Poor Lenore

From the album In the Air

[INTRO]

[VERSE 1]

Dm A

Poor, poor Lenore

carried off by crows

as she wandered alone

Dm A

where the red oaks grow

Dm A

Black, black were their beaks

twisted in her hair

and black were their wings

Dm A

whipping up through the air

[CHORUS]

F C

Fly, fly into the breeze,

Dm A

Lenore and the crows,

F C

to the top of a dead tree

Dm E A

where the heartbroken go

[SOLO]

Dm A Dm A Dm A

e|-3--1--0----------5----5-6-5-------------5----5-6-5------------5-6-5---------------|

B|-------------------------------5----5------------------6----8--------5-----6-8-6---|

G|-------------7-------------------------------------------------------------------6-|

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

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

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

[VERSE 2]

Dm A

Love, she fell in love

with the grave digger's son

who was thin as the bow

Dm A

of his black violin

Dm A

Kiss, he kissed so hard

her mouth filled with blood

then he left her to cry

Dm A

where the red oaks die

[CHORUS]

F C

Fly, fly into the breeze,

Dm A

Lenore and the crows,

F C

to the top of a dead tree

Dm E A

where the heartbroken go

[CODA]

e|-3--1--0-|

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

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

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

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

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

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