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Cynthia Summers - Words (song For Keats)
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
Am  Dm  Am  E  Am
[Chorus]
The shadows of the trees
Breath upon your cheek
DmMusic on water
AmA beautiful daughter
A Epoem spoken into Ammist
[Verse 1]
In the picture Joseph made
You Dmrest on your last bed
AmYour hair is dark and curled
EYour eyes are closed
I iAmmagine Joseph reaching out
To Dmtouch you with his hand
The Amartist who loves you
The Egenius and the Amman
[Verse 2]
You Dmknew that you were leaving
But Amnot what you had done
DmDespairing, grieving
You Amdid not know you'd Ewon
A Dmkind of immortality
The Ambest anyone can do
We read your Ewords Am  
[Chorus]
The shadows of the trees
AmBreath upon your cheek
DmMusic on water
A Ambeautiful daughter
A Epoem spoken into Ammist
[Verse 3]
Your life so full of sadness 
You Dmtried to make it clear
To Amweave words around
The Emystery
AmDeath is all and nothing
No Dmvictory no defeat
Your Amnightingale keeps singing
ESweet Am  
[Verse 4]
You Dmknew that you were leaving
But Amnot what you had done
DmDespairing, grieving
You Amdid not know you'd Ewon
A Dmkind of immortality
The Ambest anyone can do
We read your Ewords, Amwords
[Chorus]
And Dmwhat I have Amlearned from you 
Is not Eeasy to Amsay
The Dmshadows of the trees
AmBreath upon your cheek
DmMusic on water
A Ambeautiful daughter
A Epoem spoken into Ammist
A Epoem spoken into Ammist

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Words

by Cynthia Summers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Cynthia Summers - Words (song For Keats)

CAPO: 1st Fret

[Intro]

Am Dm Am E Am

[Chorus]

The shadows of the trees

Breath upon your cheek

Music on water

A beautiful daughter

E Am

A poem spoken into mist

[Verse 1]

In the picture Joseph made

You rest on your last bed

Your hair is dark and curled

Your eyes are closed

I imagine Joseph reaching out

To touch you with his hand

The artist who loves you

E Am

The genius and the man

[Verse 2]

You knew that you were leaving

But not what you had done

Despairing, grieving

Am E

You did not know you'd won

A kind of immortality

The best anyone can do

E Am

We read your words

[Chorus]

The shadows of the trees

Breath upon your cheek

Music on water

A beautiful daughter

E Am

A poem spoken into mist

[Verse 3]

Your life so full of sadness

You tried to make it clear

To weave words around

The mystery

Death is all and nothing

No victory no defeat

Your nightingale keeps singing

E Am

Sweet

[Verse 4]

You knew that you were leaving

But not what you had done

Despairing, grieving

Am E

You did not know you'd won

A kind of immortality

The best anyone can do

E Am

We read your words, words

[Chorus]

Dm Am

And what I have learned from you

E Am

Is not easy to say

The shadows of the trees

Breath upon your cheek

Music on water

A beautiful daughter

E Am

A poem spoken into mist

E Am

A poem spoken into mist

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