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When Doves Cry

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PATTI SMITH - WHEN DOVES CRY
[Intro]
  Am    G    Amx2
[Verse]
AmDig if you will the pGicture, Of you and I engaged in a Amkiss
AmThe sweat of your body coGvers me
GCan you my darling, Can you picture tAmhis?
AmDig if you will a cGourtyard
GAn ocean of violets so bAmlue
AmAnimals strike cGurious poses
GThey feel the heat, the heat between me and yAmou
[Chorus]
AmHow can you just leave me staGnding? 
GAlone in a world so cAmold ?
AmMaybe I’m just too demGanding
GMaybe I’m just like my fAmather too bold
AmMaybe I’m just like my mGother
GShe’s never sAmatisfied
AmWhy must we scream at each Gother
GThis is what it sounds like ,  When doves crFy
[Verse]
AmTouch if you will my bGelly
GFeel how it trembles iAmnside
AmYou’ ve got the butterflies aGll tied up
GDon’t make me chase you
Even doves have pAmride
[Chorus]
AmHow can you just leave me sGtanding? 
GAlone in a world so cAmold?
AmMaybe I’m just too demGanding
GMaybe I’m just like my father too bold
AmMaybe I'm just like my mGother
GShe’s never satisfAmied
AmWhy must we scream at each Gother
GThis is what it sounds like When doves cryF  
[Bridge]
  Am    G    Amx2
AmDream if you can a Gcourtyard
GAn ocean of violets so Amblue
AmAnimals strike cuGrious poses
They feel the heat
The heEat between me and you
[Chorus]
AmHow can you just leave me staDmnding? 
GAlone in a world that’s so coEld? (Alone in a world so)
AmMaybe I’m just too demGanding
GMaybe I’m just like my faEther too bold 
AmMaybe I'm just like my mDmother (like my mother)
GShe’s never satisfEied (satisfied)
AmWhy must we scream at each Gother (scream at each other)
GThis is what it sounds like (Oh baby, the dEoves are crying) 
When dEoves cry
[Outro]
Am   Dm   G   E
AmWhy must we Dmscream at each other
GOh darling, the doEves are cryingAm  
Am

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When Doves Cry

by Patti Smith

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PATTI SMITH - WHEN DOVES CRY

[Intro]

Am G Am

[Verse]

Am G Am

Dig if you will the picture, Of you and I engaged in a kiss

Am G

The sweat of your body covers me

G Am

Can you my darling, Can you picture this?

Am G

Dig if you will a courtyard

G Am

An ocean of violets so blue

Am G

Animals strike curious poses

G Am

They feel the heat, the heat between me and you

[Chorus]

Am G

How can you just leave me standing?

G Am

Alone in a world so cold ?

Am G

Maybe I’m just too demanding

G Am

Maybe I’m just like my father too bold

Am G

Maybe I’m just like my mother

G Am

She’s never satisfied

Am G

Why must we scream at each other

G F

This is what it sounds like , When doves cry

[Verse]

Am G

Touch if you will my belly

G Am

Feel how it trembles inside

Am G

You’ ve got the butterflies all tied up

Don’t make me chase you

Even doves have pride

[Chorus]

Am G

How can you just leave me standing?

G Am

Alone in a world so cold?

Am G

Maybe I’m just too demanding

Maybe I’m just like my father too bold

Am G

Maybe I'm just like my mother

G Am

She’s never satisfied

Am G

Why must we scream at each other

G F

This is what it sounds like When doves cry

[Bridge]

Am G Am

Am G

Dream if you can a courtyard

G Am

An ocean of violets so blue

Am G

Animals strike curious poses

They feel the heat

The heat between me and you

[Chorus]

Am Dm

How can you just leave me standing?

G E

Alone in a world that’s so cold? (Alone in a world so)

Am G

Maybe I’m just too demanding

G E

Maybe I’m just like my father too bold

Am Dm

Maybe I'm just like my mother (like my mother)

G E

She’s never satisfied (satisfied)

Am G

Why must we scream at each other (scream at each other)

G E

This is what it sounds like (Oh baby, the doves are crying)

When doves cry

[Outro]

Am Dm G E

Am Dm

Why must we scream at each other

G E Am

Oh darling, the doves are crying

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