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Judy Collins - Nightingale I
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G   C   G   C
[Verse 1]
GJacob’s heart Cbent with GfearC  
Like a Gbow with death Cfor its arDrowAm  
In Dvain he searched Gfor the Cfinal GtruthAm  
To set his Gsoul free of DdoubtG  
[Verse 2]
Over the mounCtains he GwalkedC  
With his Ghead bent, Csearching for reaDsonsAm  D  
Then he called Gout to Cgod for Ghelp C  
And climbed to the Gtop of a DhillEm  
[Bridge]
Wind swept the sunlight through the wheat AfieldsEm  
In the orchard the nightingale Asang
While the Cplums that she broke with her Fbrown beak
ToCmorrow would turn in to DsongsG  
[Verse 3]
Then she flew up Cthrough the GrainC  
With the Gsun silver Cbright on her feaDthersAm  D  
Jacob put Gback his Cfrowns and GsighedC  
And walked Gback down the Bmhill
God doesn’t Canswer me andAm  
And he never GwilCl__G___C_G  C  D  

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Nightingale I

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Judy Collins - Nightingale I

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

G C G C

[Verse 1]

G C G C

Jacob’s heart bent with fear

G C D Am

Like a bow with death for its arrow

D G C G Am

In vain he searched for the final truth

G D G

To set his soul free of doubt

[Verse 2]

C G C

Over the mountains he walked

G C D Am D

With his head bent, searching for reasons

G C G C

Then he called out to god for help

G D Em

And climbed to the top of a hill

[Bridge]

A Em

Wind swept the sunlight through the wheat fields

In the orchard the nightingale sang

C F

While the plums that she broke with her brown beak

C D G

Tomorrow would turn in to songs

[Verse 3]

C G C

Then she flew up through the rain

G C D Am D

With the sun silver bright on her feathers

G C G C

Jacob put back his frowns and sighed

G Bm

And walked back down the hill

C Am

God doesn’t answer me and

G C G C G C D

And he never will______

About Nightingale I Chords by Judy Collins

Learn how to play Nightingale I by Judy Collins with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Nightingale I chords”, “Nightingale I guitar chords”, or “Judy Collins Nightingale I chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Nightingale I chords and for experienced players who want accurate Nightingale I lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C, D, Am, Em, A.

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What key is "Nightingale I" in?

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