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Auld Wives

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[INTRO]
 Am-  F  Am  
[VERSE]
AmAuld wives lift, auld wives lift
How have you gGot here?F  
Where do you cGome from?
What do you tAmell?
AmI see his face, I see his face
Carved deep Gin the stoneF  
Another mGind you have taken awAmay
[CHORUS]
But I Fswam across the Amocean to fGind your memory
A tFrace of all that yAmou've left behGind
And the aFuld wives swore that yAmou were born to dGie
Without a chFild for to cAmall out your nGame
[VERSE]
Now I cAmall your name, I call your name
But you can't hGear me nowF  
No, you don't rGecognise my fAmace
AmWho are you? Who are you?
And why do you cGall me that?F  
How dGare you call me tAmhat
[CHORUS]
But I Fswam across the Amocean to fGind your memory
A tFrace of all that yAmou've left behGind
And the aFuld wives swore that yAmou were born to dGie
Without a chFild for to cAmall out your nGame
[BRIDGE]
But I call your Fna-Amaa-aGame
I call your Fna-Amaa-aGame
I call your Fna-Amaa-aGame
I call your Fna-Amaa-aGame
[INSTRUMENTAL]
  F    Am    G-    x4
[CHORUS]
But I Fswam across the Amocean to fGind your memory
A tFrace of all that yAmou've left behGind
And the aFuld wives swore that yAmou were born to dGie
Without a chFild for to cAmall out your nGame
[OUTRO]
Am

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Auld Wives

by Bear's Den

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[INTRO]

Am F Am

[VERSE]

Auld wives lift, auld wives lift

G F

How have you got here?

Where do you come from?

What do you tell?

I see his face, I see his face

G F

Carved deep in the stone

G Am

Another mind you have taken away

[CHORUS]

F Am G

But I swam across the ocean to find your memory

F Am G

A trace of all that you've left behind

F Am G

And the auld wives swore that you were born to die

F Am G

Without a child for to call out your name

[VERSE]

Now I call your name, I call your name

G F

But you can't hear me now

G Am

No, you don't recognise my face

Who are you? Who are you?

G F

And why do you call me that?

G Am

How dare you call me that

[CHORUS]

F Am G

But I swam across the ocean to find your memory

F Am G

A trace of all that you've left behind

F Am G

And the auld wives swore that you were born to die

F Am G

Without a child for to call out your name

[BRIDGE]

F Am G

But I call your na-aa-aame

F Am G

I call your na-aa-aame

F Am G

I call your na-aa-aame

F Am G

I call your na-aa-aame

[INSTRUMENTAL]

F Am G

- x4

[CHORUS]

F Am G

But I swam across the ocean to find your memory

F Am G

A trace of all that you've left behind

F Am G

And the auld wives swore that you were born to die

F Am G

Without a child for to call out your name

[OUTRO]

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