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Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Wise Men
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
Dm
[Verse 1]
In the dessert where the Fstars are Ambright
And CconstelFlations Grule your Clife
E7Long ago three kings set A7out
To Cfollow Fa peculiar Dmlight
[Verse 2]
What did they see up Fin the Amsky
That Cmade them Ftake leave Gof their Cland?
And E7carry gifts on camel A7back
COver Fyears of endless Dmsand
[Verse 3]
Through cloudless days and Fcloudless Amnights
The Cbells uFpon the Gcamel Cringing
E7And the wind playing on riffs of A7sand
It Cmust be the Fvoices of angels Dmsinging
[Chorus]
Gold to crown his FloftiAmness
DmMyrrh for the man uGpon his DmdeathC  F  C  
DmFrankincense for GgodliDmnessA7  Dm  A7  
[Verse 4]
Black smoke hides the Fstars toAmnight
And Cmines exFplode in Ggolden Csand
E7Underground, black waters A7flow
In CAfghan Ffields, the poppies Dmgrow
[Chorus]
Gold to crown his FloftiAmness
DmMyrrh for the man uGpon his DmdeathC  F  C  
DmFrankincense for GgodliDmness
[Outro]
A7  Dm  A7  Dm  A7  Dm  A7  Dm

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Wise Men

by Kate & Anna McGarrigle

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Wise Men

CAPO: 5th Fret

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

F Am

In the dessert where the stars are bright

C F G C

And constellations rule your life

E7 A7

Long ago three kings set out

C F Dm

To follow a peculiar light

[Verse 2]

F Am

What did they see up in the sky

C F G C

That made them take leave of their land?

E7 A7

And carry gifts on camel back

C F Dm

Over years of endless sand

[Verse 3]

F Am

Through cloudless days and cloudless nights

C F G C

The bells upon the camel ringing

E7 A7

And the wind playing on riffs of sand

C F Dm

It must be the voices of angels singing

[Chorus]

F Am

Gold to crown his loftiness

Dm G Dm C F C

Myrrh for the man upon his death

Dm G Dm A7 Dm A7

Frankincense for godliness

[Verse 4]

F Am

Black smoke hides the stars tonight

C F G C

And mines explode in golden sand

E7 A7

Underground, black waters flow

C F Dm

In Afghan fields, the poppies grow

[Chorus]

F Am

Gold to crown his loftiness

Dm G Dm C F C

Myrrh for the man upon his death

Dm G Dm

Frankincense for godliness

[Outro]

A7 Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm

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