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Here's another Joy Kills Sorrow lead sheet.  This tune is almost entirely in 6/8, but watch for the bar of
four/four in the verses! (e.g. at “her such loving words” in verse one).  In the outro, each notated chord
is one four bar phrase.
[Verse 1]
B9How does a bride's maid lead her groom?
How can she tell when it's too sBoon?
F#He tells her such loving Ewords
F#They're just like those Ebees and birds
[Chorus]
EMaking love so high
G#mThey may forget to fly
EAnd fall down in each other's arE6ms
E6What a handsome sight
G#mOf love that falls from flight
EAnd birds that sing such sweet aE6larms
B9
[Verse 2]
B9Out of the darkened winter's gloom
How does a rosebud come to bloomB?
F#Tucked down in their forest bedsE  
F#Too young rosebuds lose their heEads
[Chorus]
EMaking love so soon
They may G#mtoo early bloom
And freezEe before they know the costE6  
EWhat a handsome scene
When love G#mwon't wait for spring
And rosEebuds frozen in the frostE6  
[Solos]
B       B       B       B
B       B       B       B
F#      F#      E       E
F#      F#      E       E
E6      E6      G#m     G#m
E       E       E       E6
E       E        G#m    G#m
E       E
[Verse 3]
B9How does a bride's maid lead her groom?
God can you send me some one soon?B  
F#Roses bound up in a vaseE  
F#Rooms decked out in silk and lacEe
EHandsome children and
The food G#mto fill them and
The lovEe to freeze up all my fearsE6  
EFancy golden ring
And birdG#ms that love to sing
To filEl this silence in E6my ears
[Outro]
B
B
Bmaj7
Bmaj7
G#m
G#m
F#
F#
E
E
E
E
E
G#m
End on B  

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Such Sweet Alarms

by Joy Kills Sorrow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

Bmaj7

Here's another Joy Kills Sorrow lead sheet. This tune is almost entirely in 6/8, but watch for the bar of

four/four in the verses! (e.g. at “her such loving words” in verse one). In the outro, each notated chord

is one four bar phrase.

[Verse 1]

How does a bride's maid lead her groom?

How can she tell when it's too soon?

F# E

He tells her such loving words

F# E

They're just like those bees and birds

[Chorus]

Making love so high

G#m

They may forget to fly

E E6

And fall down in each other's arms

What a handsome sight

G#m

Of love that falls from flight

E E6

And birds that sing such sweet alarms

[Verse 2]

Out of the darkened winter's gloom

How does a rosebud come to bloom?

F# E

Tucked down in their forest beds

F# E

Too young rosebuds lose their heads

[Chorus]

Making love so soon

G#m

They may too early bloom

E E6

And freeze before they know the cost

What a handsome scene

G#m

When love won't wait for spring

E E6

And rosebuds frozen in the frost

[Solos]

B B B B

F# F# E E

E6 E6 G#m G#m

E E E E6

E E G#m G#m

E E

[Verse 3]

How does a bride's maid lead her groom?

God can you send me some one soon?

F# E

Roses bound up in a vase

F# E

Rooms decked out in silk and lace

Handsome children and

G#m

The food to fill them and

E E6

The love to freeze up all my fears

Fancy golden ring

G#m

And birds that love to sing

E E6

To fill this silence in my ears

[Outro]

Bmaj7

G#m

End on

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