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Solas - The Unquiet Grave
Capo 2
[Intro]
Am  C/G  Am  C
[Verse 1]
Cold blows the Amwind upon Gmy true love
FSoft falls the Cgentle Grain
I Cnever Fhad but Amone true Flove
And in CGreenwood Gshe lies AmslainF  
[Verse 2]
CI'd lose Ammuch for Gmy true love
As Fany Cyoung man Gmay
I'll Csit and I'll Fmourn all Amon your Fgrave
For Ctwelve months Gand a AmdayF  
[Verse 3]
When the Ctwelfth month Amand one Gday had passed
The Fghost beCgan to Gspeak
"CWho is Fit that Amsits all on my Fgrave
And Cwill not Glet me Amsleep?"F  
[Verse 4]
"'Tis CI, 'tis AmI, thine Gown true love
That Fsits all Con your Ggrave
I Cask of one Fkiss from Amyour sweet Flips
And Cthat is Gall that I Amcrave"F  
[Verse 5]
"My Clips, they Amare as Gclay, my love
My Fbreath is Cearthy Gstrong
And Cif you should Fkiss my Amclay-cold Flips
Your Ctime, 'twould Gnot be Amlong"F  
[Verse 6]
"Look Cdown in the Amyonder Ggarden fair
FLove, where Cwe used to Gwalk
The Cfairest Fflower that Amever Fbloomed
Has Cwithered and Gtoo the Amstalk"F  
[Verse 7]
"The Cstalk, it has Amwithered and Gdried, my love
FSo will our Chearts deGcay
So Cmake yourFself conAmtent, my Flove
'Til Cdeath calls Gyou aAmway"F  
[Outro]
Am  C/G  Am  C

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The Unquiet Grave

by Solas

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Solas - The Unquiet Grave

Capo 2

[Intro]

Am C/G Am C

[Verse 1]

Am G

Cold blows the wind upon my true love

F C G

Soft falls the gentle rain

C F Am F

I never had but one true love

C G Am F

And in Greenwood she lies slain

[Verse 2]

C Am G

I'd lose much for my true love

F C G

As any young man may

C F Am F

I'll sit and I'll mourn all on your grave

C G Am F

For twelve months and a day

[Verse 3]

C Am G

When the twelfth month and one day had passed

F C G

The ghost began to speak

C F Am F

"Who is it that sits all on my grave

C G Am F

And will not let me sleep?"

[Verse 4]

C Am G

"'Tis I, 'tis I, thine own true love

F C G

That sits all on your grave

C F Am F

I ask of one kiss from your sweet lips

C G Am F

And that is all that I crave"

[Verse 5]

C Am G

"My lips, they are as clay, my love

F C G

My breath is earthy strong

C F Am F

And if you should kiss my clay-cold lips

C G Am F

Your time, 'twould not be long"

[Verse 6]

C Am G

"Look down in the yonder garden fair

F C G

Love, where we used to walk

C F Am F

The fairest flower that ever bloomed

C G Am F

Has withered and too the stalk"

[Verse 7]

C Am G

"The stalk, it has withered and dried, my love

F C G

So will our hearts decay

C F Am F

So make yourself content, my love

C G Am F

'Til death calls you away"

[Outro]

Am C/G Am C

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