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Subject: CRD: Widow With A Shawl (Donovan)
Widow With A Shawl
Words and Music by Donovan Leitch
AmDear wind that shakes the barley Gfree,
AmBlow home my true love's ship to Gme, G/F#fill her Emsails.
AmI a-weary wait upon the Gshore.
AmForsake her not in times of Gstorm,
Amprotect her oaken beams from Gharm, G/F#fill her Emsails.
AmI a-weary wait upon the Gshore.
AmWhether he be in AfriGca
AmOr deep asleep in IndiGa, G/F#fill his Emdreams,
AmI a-weary wait upon the Gshore.
AmDear snow white gulls upon the Gwing,
AmI, like you, are lamentGing, G/F#for my Emlove.
AmI a-weary wait upon the Gshore.
AmAnd in my chariot of Gsleep,
AmI ride the vast and dreamy Gdeep, G/F#deep Emsea.
AmI awake a-weary on the Gshore.
AmFor seven years and seven dGays,
Amno man has seen my woman's Gways, G/F#dear EmGod.
AmI a-weary cry upon the shorGe.
AmAlong the shingle beach I Ggo,
Amthe wind about me as I Gmake G/F#my wEmay,
Amto my weary dream upon my Gbed.
AmDear wind that shakes the barley Gfree,
AmBlow home my true love's ship to Gme, G/F#fill her Emsails.
AmI a-weary wait upon the Gshore.
AmI a-weary wait upon the Gshore.

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Widow With A Shawl

by Donovan

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G/F#

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Subject: CRD: Widow With A Shawl (Donovan)

Widow With A Shawl

Words and Music by Donovan Leitch

Am G

Dear wind that shakes the barley free,

Am G G/F# Em

Blow home my true love's ship to me, fill her sails.

Am G

I a-weary wait upon the shore.

Am G

Forsake her not in times of storm,

Am G G/F# Em

protect her oaken beams from harm, fill her sails.

Am G

I a-weary wait upon the shore.

Am G

Whether he be in Africa

Am G G/F# Em

Or deep asleep in India, fill his dreams,

Am G

I a-weary wait upon the shore.

Am G

Dear snow white gulls upon the wing,

Am G G/F# Em

I, like you, are lamenting, for my love.

Am G

I a-weary wait upon the shore.

Am G

And in my chariot of sleep,

Am G G/F# Em

I ride the vast and dreamy deep, deep sea.

Am G

I awake a-weary on the shore.

Am G

For seven years and seven days,

Am G G/F# Em

no man has seen my woman's ways, dear God.

Am G

I a-weary cry upon the shore.

Am G

Along the shingle beach I go,

Am G G/F# Em

the wind about me as I make my way,

Am G

to my weary dream upon my bed.

Am G

Dear wind that shakes the barley free,

Am G G/F# Em

Blow home my true love's ship to me, fill her sails.

Am G

I a-weary wait upon the shore.

Am G

I a-weary wait upon the shore.

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