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Widows Grove

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I met yoAu in the C#msaddle, F#mrode you in the C#mdust
Held youF#mr hand to the C#mheavens, pulled your Gheart to the Eearth
There was Asomething that C#mblinded me F#mmore than the C#mmist
And the F#mbreath of the C#mcottonwood Dbuds lighter yet
And F#myou rode the maypole of C#mdance hall legs
And F#mgalloped to another's emC#mbrace
And DI bit the flowers from G#myour wrist corAsage
And Bmyou waltzed too F#mslowly, too Bmslowly you F#mwaltzed
With that Ggirl from Widow's GroveE  
Oh, I'd Afollow yEou to the Ariver, Ethat wAashes Eout to the As……eaE  
Through the Awind, through the rBmain of a G#mcold dark Anight
That's wBmhere IE'll bAe
Near the breath of a swallow, petals dropped as you fell
And you grabbed then shyly held me, against the stone cold well
In your hand was a glass, you held the ice against the night
And it dripped and it sparkled and I laughed a wish
Before it all slipped down the dark tunneled well
I heard it melt quietly and I looked at you
Bent to the earth with just one pleading wish
Your skirts brushed to the furious pounding
Oh, I'd follow you to the river, that washes out to the sea
Through the wind, through the rain of a cold dark night
That's where I'll be
I hid in the elm Aand raised the bough, tC#mhat hung even with your F#m  
C#mneck
And I chF#mased you and drowned you, there C#mdeep in the wellG  E  
And when your moAuth was full and wet, I C#mswallowed all your F#m  
C#mreckless fate
And with F#myour last breath, you mC#moaned too drunk to wakeG  E  
Oh, I'd follow you to the river, that washes out to the sea
Through the wind, through the rain of a cold dark night
That's where I'll be
Through the wind, through the rain of a cold dark night
That's where I'll be

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Widows Grove

by Tom Waits

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

G#m

A C#m F#m C#m

I met you in the saddle, rode you in the dust

F#m C#m G E

Held your hand to the heavens, pulled your heart to the earth

A C#m F#m C#m

There was something that blinded me more than the mist

F#m C#m D

And the breath of the cottonwood buds lighter yet

F#m C#m

And you rode the maypole of dance hall legs

F#m C#m

And galloped to another's embrace

D G#m A

And I bit the flowers from your wrist corsage

Bm F#m Bm F#m

And you waltzed too slowly, too slowly you waltzed

G E

With that girl from Widow's Grove

A E A E A E A E

Oh, I'd follow you to the river, that washes out to the s……ea

A Bm G#m A

Through the wind, through the rain of a cold dark night

Bm E A

That's where I'll be

Near the breath of a swallow, petals dropped as you fell

And you grabbed then shyly held me, against the stone cold well

In your hand was a glass, you held the ice against the night

And it dripped and it sparkled and I laughed a wish

Before it all slipped down the dark tunneled well

I heard it melt quietly and I looked at you

Bent to the earth with just one pleading wish

Your skirts brushed to the furious pounding

Oh, I'd follow you to the river, that washes out to the sea

Through the wind, through the rain of a cold dark night

That's where I'll be

A C#m F#m

I hid in the elm and raised the bough, that hung even with your

C#m

neck

F#m C#m G E

And I chased you and drowned you, there deep in the well

A C#m F#m

And when your mouth was full and wet, I swallowed all your

C#m

reckless fate

F#m C#m G E

And with your last breath, you moaned too drunk to wake

Oh, I'd follow you to the river, that washes out to the sea

Through the wind, through the rain of a cold dark night

That's where I'll be

Through the wind, through the rain of a cold dark night

That's where I'll be

About Widows Grove Chords by Tom Waits

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What key is "Widows Grove" in?

The chords for "Widows Grove" show the original chord names (including A, C#m, F#m, G, E, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.