The Carmichaels
Al StewartVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Intro - - 2x
Mr Carmichael says that he loves his wife, I believe he does
Gives her everything that a man can give
But Mr Carmichael beggars himself on the altar of his love
And you can tell him that that's not the way to live
And oh how the wind has blown
The leaves from the linden tree
And oh when the night grows free
Why does Mrs Carmichael come to me?
Mrs Carmichael rises at ten, takes her time, is at her ease
Drinking coffee in slippers and negligee
Opens the door and the milkman brings her dreams, there's no-one sees
Except the statue of Venus and she won't say
And oh how the wind has blown
The leaves from the linden tree
And oh when the night grows free
Why does Mrs Carmichael come to me?
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Readable chord sheet for The Carmichaels by Al Stewart
Intro [E]-[D] [Dmaj7]-[E] 2x [D]Mr Carmi[E]chael s[D]ays that he l[E]oves his w[A]ife, I beli[D]eve he d[E]oes G[A]ives her everyth[E]ing that a m[D]an can g[E]ive[D] [Dmaj7] [E] But M[D]r Carmic[E]hael be[D]ggars himself on the al[A]tar o[D]f his lo[E]ve And y[A]ou can tell him [E]that that's not the w[D]ay to li[E]ve [D] [Dmaj7] [E] And o[A]h how the w[B]ind has b[E]lown[Ab] The l[A]eaves from the li[B]nden t[E]ree [Ab] And o[A]h when the n[B]ight grows f[E]ree [Ab] [A]Why does Mrs Carm[E]ichael c[D]ome to m[E]e? [D] [Dmaj7] [E] [D]Mrs Carm[E]ichael ri[D]ses at t[E]en, takes her ti[A]me, is a[D]t her ea[E]se D[A]rinking coffee in sli[E]ppers and ne[D]glig[E]ee [D] [Dmaj7] [E] [D]Opens the do[E]or and the mi[D]lkman bri[E]ngs her dr[A]eams, there's n[D]o-one se[E]es Exce[A]pt the statue of Ve[E]nus and s[D]he won't s[E]ay [D] [Dmaj7] [E] And o[A]h how the w[B]ind has b[E]lown[Ab] The l[A]eaves from the li[B]nden t[E]ree [Ab] And o[A]h when the n[B]ight grows f[E]ree [Ab] [A]Why does Mrs Carm[E]ichael c[D]ome to m[E]e? [D] [Dmaj7] [E]