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Crane Wife 2

Decemberists
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D-DU-UDU
 It was a cold night
 And the snow lay low
 I pulled my coat tight
 Against the falling down
 And the sun was all
 And the sun was all down
 And the sun was all
 And the sun was all down
 I am a poor man
 I haven't wealth nor fame
 I have my two hands
 And a house to my name
 And the winter's so
 And the winter's so long
 And the winter's so
 And the winter's so long
 And all the stars were crashing 'round
 As I laid eyes on what I'd found
 It was a white crane
 It was a helpless thing
 Upon a red stain
 With an arrow its wing
 And it called and cried
 And it called and cried so
 And it called and cried
 And it called and cried so
 And all the stars were crashing 'round
 As I laid eyes on what I'd found
 My crane wife, my crane wife
 My crane wife, my crane wife
 Now I helped her
 And I dressed her wounds
 And how I held her
 Beneath the rising moon
 And she stood to fly
 And she stood to fly away
 And she stood to fly
 She stood to fly away
 And all the stars were crashing 'round
 As I laid eyes on what I'd found
 My crane wife, my crane wife
 My crane wife, my crane wife

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Readable chord sheet for Crane Wife 2 by Decemberists

[G]

It was a cold night
And the snow lay [Em]low
I pulled my coat tight
Against the falling [C]down
And the sun was all
And the sun was all [G]down  [Em]
And the sun was all
And the sun was all [C]down  [G]

I am a poor man
I haven't wealth nor [Em]fame
I have my two hands
And a house to my [C]name
And the winter's so
And the winter's so [G]long  [Em]
And the winter's so
And the winter's so [C]long  [D]

And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd [G]found

It was a white crane
It was a helpless [Em]thing
Upon a red stain
With an arrow its [C]wing
And it called and cried
And it called and cried [G]so    [Em]
And it called and cried
And it called and cried [C]so    [D]

And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd [G]found
My crane wife, my crane [Em]wife  [C]
My crane wife, my crane [G]wife

Now I helped her
And I dressed her [Em]wounds
And how I held her
Beneath the rising [C]moon
And she stood to fly
And she stood to fly [G]away  [Em]
And she stood to fly
She stood to fly [C]away  [D]

And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd [G]found
My crane wife, my crane [Em]wife  [C]
My crane wife, my crane [G]wife

[G] [Em] [C] [G]
[G] [Em] [C] [G]
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