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Lady Rachel

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Verse strum pattern:
+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+
+---1-0-1-+---1-0-1-+---1-0-1-+---1-0-1-+---1-0-1-+---1-0-1-+---1-0-1-+---1-0-1-+
+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+
+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+
+-0-0-0-0-+-0-0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+
+---------+---------+-1-------+-1-------+-2-------+-2-------+-1-------+-1-------+
 Am-  Am/F-  Am/F#-  Am/F  
Am
    Am(Asus2)                   Am/F(Asus2/F)
she climbs up the stairs by the light of a candle
         Am/F#(Asus2/F#)         Am/F(Asus2/F)       Am(Asus2)
then the door with no handle is closing behind her again
    Am(Asus2)             Am/F(Asus2/F)
she places the light on a chair by the window
       Am/F#(Asus2/F#) 
says a prayer while the wind blows
    Am/F(Asus2/F)              Am(Asus2)
and then in her bedclothes she hides
bridge:
now she's Csafe from the Bmdarkness 
she's Fsafe from it's Amclutch
now Cnothing can Bmharm her
at Fleast not very Emmuch
chorus:
               CC#aug(x43020)             C  Am  
  what will you dream of      tonight lady rachel
  Cwhat will you C#augdream of toAnight
              CC#aug(x43020)             C  Am  
  who will you dream of      tonight lady rachel
  Cwho will you C#augdream of toAnight
 Em-  A-  Em-  A-  Em-  A- Em  
verse:
she climbs up a hill and is handed a parcel
then she unwraps the parcel and discoveres a castle inside
the drawbridge is open and the voice from the water
says welcome my daughter we've all been expecting you to come
she climbs up the stairs by the light of a candle
then the door with no handle is closing behind her again
repeat bridge + chorus
 Am-  Am/F-  Am/F#-  Am/F-  Amx2
repeat bridge + chorus

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Lady Rachel

by Kevin Ayers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/F

Am/F#

C#aug

Verse strum pattern:

+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+

+---1-0-1-+---1-0-1-+---1-0-1-+---1-0-1-+---1-0-1-+---1-0-1-+---1-0-1-+---1-0-1-+

+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+---2-2-2-+

+-0-0-0-0-+-0-0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+---0-0-0-+

+---------+---------+-1-------+-1-------+-2-------+-2-------+-1-------+-1-------+

Am Am/F Am/F# Am/F

- - -

Am(Asus2) Am/F(Asus2/F)

she climbs up the stairs by the light of a candle

Am/F#(Asus2/F#) Am/F(Asus2/F) Am(Asus2)

then the door with no handle is closing behind her again

Am(Asus2) Am/F(Asus2/F)

she places the light on a chair by the window

Am/F#(Asus2/F#)

says a prayer while the wind blows

Am/F(Asus2/F) Am(Asus2)

and then in her bedclothes she hides

bridge:

C Bm

now she's safe from the darkness

F Am

she's safe from it's clutch

C Bm

now nothing can harm her

F Em

at least not very much

chorus:

C C Am

C#aug(x43020)

what will you dream of tonight lady rachel

C C#aug A

what will you dream of tonight

C C Am

C#aug(x43020)

who will you dream of tonight lady rachel

C C#aug A

who will you dream of tonight

Em A Em A Em A Em

- - - - - -

verse:

she climbs up a hill and is handed a parcel

then she unwraps the parcel and discoveres a castle inside

the drawbridge is open and the voice from the water

says welcome my daughter we've all been expecting you to come

she climbs up the stairs by the light of a candle

then the door with no handle is closing behind her again

repeat bridge + chorus

Am Am/F Am/F# Am/F Am

- - - - x2

repeat bridge + chorus

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