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[Intro]
G  C  G  C  G  D/F#  C
G  C  G  C  G  D/F#  C    G
[Verse 1]
Girl sleeping on a mansion CroofG  
Under a wintery skyC  G  
Wrapped she is in her furs and D/F#sableC  
Starlight in her eyeG  
[Verse 2]
And what is the name of this creaCture?G  
Where did she live and when?C  G  
Who was she and why D/F#was it
That Peter CLake - loved - Beverly GPenn?C  G  C  G  
[Verse 3]
Four o'clock in a marble morCningG  
Water pouring on her skinC  G  
In fever, her life bursts D/F#openC  
And a hurricane blows inG  
[Verse 4]
When high from the dreams of this CcreatureG  
A thief on a horse descendsC  G  
It was dawn and it was DeD/F#cember
And Peter CLake - loved - Beverly GPenn
[Instrumental]
G  C  G  C  G  D/F#  C    G
[Verse 5]
It was all of a windy dayC  G  
And the sky was full of crowsC  G  
When her lovely soul aD/F#scendedC  
She just closed her heart and roseG  
[Verse 6]
And whither the soul of this creaCture?G  
Tell me the story againC  G  
Of scarves and songs and the D/F#skin of space
And how Peter CLake - loved - Beverly GPenn
[Instrumental]
G  C  G  C  G  D/F#  C    G
[Verse 7]
I would dive in a freezing rivCerG  
Set fire to a hundred CmenG  
If I could, for just D/F#one time
Love someCbody the way that he loved Beverly GPennC  G  C  G  
[Outro]
G  C  G  C  G  D/F#  C    G

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Beverly Penn

by The Waterboys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

[Intro]

G C G C G D/F# C

G C G C G D/F# C G

[Verse 1]

C G

Girl sleeping on a mansion roof

C G

Under a wintery sky

D/F# C

Wrapped she is in her furs and sable

Starlight in her eye

[Verse 2]

C G

And what is the name of this creature?

C G

Where did she live and when?

D/F#

Who was she and why was it

C G C G C G

That Peter Lake - loved - Beverly Penn?

[Verse 3]

C G

Four o'clock in a marble morning

C G

Water pouring on her skin

D/F# C

In fever, her life bursts open

And a hurricane blows in

[Verse 4]

C G

When high from the dreams of this creature

C G

A thief on a horse descends

D/F#

It was dawn and it was December

C G

And Peter Lake - loved - Beverly Penn

[Instrumental]

G C G C G D/F# C G

[Verse 5]

C G

It was all of a windy day

C G

And the sky was full of crows

D/F# C

When her lovely soul ascended

She just closed her heart and rose

[Verse 6]

C G

And whither the soul of this creature?

C G

Tell me the story again

D/F#

Of scarves and songs and the skin of space

C G

And how Peter Lake - loved - Beverly Penn

[Instrumental]

G C G C G D/F# C G

[Verse 7]

C G

I would dive in a freezing river

C G

Set fire to a hundred men

D/F#

If I could, for just one time

C G C G C G

Love somebody the way that he loved Beverly Penn

[Outro]

G C G C G D/F# C G

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