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[Intro]
E  A/E  F#m/E  E E F#m/E  B/E
[Chorus]
EPavanne, cold steel DwomaAn PaBmvanne
EHow do you Alove a Ewoman with Deyes cold as the Cbarrel of her Egun
Who's Dnever missed her Cmark on anyEone
PaBmvanne, PaF#mvanne, PaEvanneBm  F#m  E  
CaGsino Ddoors swing Aopen, the F#mrich men raise their Eeyes
They Gsay who Dis this Abeauty as F#melegant as Bice
And Dlater there's an aA/C#ccident, aBmnother charge d'Gaffair
Is Clying in a Bmpool of blood, no Amwitness anyBmwhere
And they Csay she was a Dhundred miles Eaway
The C#mhotel Bporter Asaw her climb the Estairs
And the C#mmaid with Btrembling Ahands knows what to F#msay
When the Bjudge says "Are your Esure," "I'm Asure" she sB7wears
[Chorus]
EPavanne, cold steel DwomAan PaBmvanne
EHow do you Alove a Ewoman with Deyes cold as the Cbarrel of her Egun
Who's Dnever missed her Cmark on anyEone
PaBmvanne, PaF#mvanne, PaEvanneBm  F#m  E  
At the GpresiDdential Apalace a F#mthousand people Esaw
His GexcelDlency Aleave his car and F#mnever make the Bdoor
The Dblood flows from his A/C#fingers as he Bmclutches at the Gstain
He Cstaggers like a Bmdrunken man, lies Amtwisted in the Bmrain
And they Csay she grew up Dwell provided Efor
Her C#mmother Bused to Akeep her boys for Esure
And C#mfather's cBlose atAtentions led to F#mtalk
She Blearned to stab her fEood with a sAilver B7fork
[Chorus]
EPavanne, cold steel DwomAan PaBmvanne
EHow do you Alove a Ewoman with Deyes cold as the Cbarrel of her Egun
Who's Dnever missed her Cmark on anyEone
PaBmvanne, PaF#mvanne, PaEvanneBm  F#m  E  
And they C#msay she Bdidn't Ado it for the Emoney
And they C#msay she Bdidn't Ado it for a F#mman
They Bsay that she Edid it Afor the pB7leasure, 
The F#mpleasure of the BmoB7ment
EPavanne

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Pavanne

by Richard & Linda Thompson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/E

F#m/E

B/E

F#m

A/C#

C#m

[Intro]

E A/E F#m/E E E F#m/E B/E

[Chorus]

E D A Bm

Pavanne, cold steel woman Pavanne

E A E D C E

How do you love a woman with eyes cold as the barrel of her gun

D C E

Who's never missed her mark on anyone

Bm F#m E Bm F#m E

Pavanne, Pavanne, Pavanne

G D A F#m E

Casino doors swing open, the rich men raise their eyes

G D A F#m B

They say who is this beauty as elegant as ice

D A/C# Bm G

And later there's an accident, another charge d'affair

C Bm Am Bm

Is lying in a pool of blood, no witness anywhere

C D E

And they say she was a hundred miles away

C#m B A E

The hotel porter saw her climb the stairs

C#m B A F#m

And the maid with trembling hands knows what to say

B E A B7

When the judge says "Are your sure," "I'm sure" she swears

[Chorus]

E D A Bm

Pavanne, cold steel woman Pavanne

E A E D C E

How do you love a woman with eyes cold as the barrel of her gun

D C E

Who's never missed her mark on anyone

Bm F#m E Bm F#m E

Pavanne, Pavanne, Pavanne

G D A F#m E

At the presidential palace a thousand people saw

G D A F#m B

His excellency leave his car and never make the door

D A/C# Bm G

The blood flows from his fingers as he clutches at the stain

C Bm Am Bm

He staggers like a drunken man, lies twisted in the rain

C D E

And they say she grew up well provided for

C#m B A E

Her mother used to keep her boys for sure

C#m B A F#m

And father's close attentions led to talk

B E A B7

She learned to stab her food with a silver fork

[Chorus]

E D A Bm

Pavanne, cold steel woman Pavanne

E A E D C E

How do you love a woman with eyes cold as the barrel of her gun

D C E

Who's never missed her mark on anyone

Bm F#m E Bm F#m E

Pavanne, Pavanne, Pavanne

C#m B A E

And they say she didn't do it for the money

C#m B A F#m

And they say she didn't do it for a man

B E A B7

They say that she did it for the pleasure,

F#m B B7

The pleasure of the moment

Pavanne

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