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I Believed You William Blake

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Am E Am
Am E Am
[Verse 1]
AmHave you Eseen my Amhusband?
You'd Amknow him, Gif you Chad
He's Gknown around old CLondon GTown
Most Fpeople Ethink he's Ammad
AmMy husband he Etalks with Amangels
And with Amspirits that Ghe can Csee
He Gpasses time with Cthe Gdivine
But Fnot so Emuch with Amme
[Chorus]
But I Fheld him when he Cfaltered
When Fearth and faith did CshakeG  
And on Ammy grave the Dmwords will say
"I BelFieved You, EWilliam AmBlake"
[Verse 2]
We Amscraped by Ein the Amshadows
Sown with Ampity Gand with Cscorn
The Ggreat and good they Cnever Gcould
FRecognize a Eprophet Amborn
With Ampoetry Eand Amengravings
He presAmented GParCadise
He revGealed to them a CJerusaGlem
FThey would not ErecoAmgnize
[Chorus]
But I Fheld him when he Cfaltered
When Fearth and faith did CshakeG  
And Amon my grave the Dmwords will say
"I BelFieved You, EWilliam AmBlake"
Am Ammaj7 Am7 Fmaj7 Am
Am Ammaj7 Am7 Fmaj7 Am
Am Ammaj7 Am7 Fmaj7 Am
Am Ammaj7 Am7 Fmaj7 F
[Bridge]
Mr. William GBlake
There's one Em/Bpromise you must AmmakAmmaj7eAm7  Fmaj7  
FDear William, if you're rGight
About life Em/Bon the other siAmde, Ammaj7about Am7paraFmaj7dise
FThen you must promise mGe
That you won't Em/Bleave me when you AmleaAmmaj7ve
This Am7world that dFmaj7idn't believe
FBe a comfort to your wiGfe
She gave you Em/Bup her one and AmonlAmmaj7y certaAm7in lFmaj7ife
[Outro]
FDon't you leave me in my Ggrave
I Em/Bbelieved you William AmBlaAmmaj7ke
Am7I'll be with you, Fmaj7damned or saved
FDon't you leave me in my Ggrave
I beEm/Blieved you William AmBlaEkeAm  

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I Believed You William Blake

by Frank Turner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Ammaj7

Am7

Fmaj7

Em/B

Am E Am

[Verse 1]

Am E Am

Have you seen my husband?

Am G C

You'd know him, if you had

G C G

He's known around old London Town

F E Am

Most people think he's mad

Am E Am

My husband he talks with angels

Am G C

And with spirits that he can see

G C G

He passes time with the divine

F E Am

But not so much with me

[Chorus]

F C

But I held him when he faltered

F C G

When earth and faith did shake

Am Dm

And on my grave the words will say

F E Am

"I Believed You, William Blake"

[Verse 2]

Am E Am

We scraped by in the shadows

Am G C

Sown with pity and with scorn

G C G

The great and good they never could

F E Am

Recognize a prophet born

Am E Am

With poetry and engravings

Am G C

He presented Paradise

G C G

He revealed to them a Jerusalem

F E Am

They would not recognize

[Chorus]

F C

But I held him when he faltered

F C G

When earth and faith did shake

Am Dm

And on my grave the words will say

F E Am

"I Believed You, William Blake"

Am Ammaj7 Am7 Fmaj7 Am

Am Ammaj7 Am7 Fmaj7 F

[Bridge]

Mr. William Blake

Em/B Am Ammaj7 Am7 Fmaj7

There's one promise you must make

F G

Dear William, if you're right

Em/B Am Ammaj7 Am7 Fmaj7

About life on the other side, about paradise

F G

Then you must promise me

Em/B Am Ammaj7

That you won't leave me when you leave

Am7 Fmaj7

This world that didn't believe

F G

Be a comfort to your wife

Em/B Am Ammaj7 Am7 Fmaj7

She gave you up her one and only certain life

[Outro]

F G

Don't you leave me in my grave

Em/B Am Ammaj7

I believed you William Blake

Am7 Fmaj7

I'll be with you, damned or saved

F G

Don't you leave me in my grave

Em/B Am E Am

I believed you William Blake

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