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A Woman A Woman A Century Of Sleep

Emmy The Great
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 I know,  I know that I could  live in
Whatever  house you choose  to build
 And I will  model myself  on it and
Wait  for you alone,
 While you are out  making a life  for us
 I will stay  and watch the days  go past
 And I'll see  how the plants  advance
 And they turn  on what they know
 Now there is rosemary  where previously  no rosemary  was shown
 They have aerials  they feed  from me and they grow  and grow
 and grow
 Now I am shifting  into greenery  now the pipes  are running bone
 And you might  think I was a house  but I am a woman,  a woman
"Come  back,  come back" before you said
 "Come back so you can see
 There are roses in the flowerbeds
 Where there never used to be"
 And all  my days  are
Fading into these
Walls  you made  are us
But  I don't  want to be
 the queen
 in a century of sleep
I  know,  I know that I believe in
 Whatever brings you joy from me
 But I've swept until I couldn't sweep
 And this house is still a lie
 Now I have to find a dress, have to buy a dress
 Have to sew the dress 'til the pieces mesh
 And I don't think I'm ready yet
 And I haven't got the time
 Now there is rosemary  where previously  no rosemary  was shown
 They have aerials  they feed  from me and they grow  and grow
 and grow
 Now I am shifting  into greenery  now the pipes  are running bone
 And you might  think I was a house  but I am a woman,  a woman
 But you say, "don't  be afraid"
 And you try  to explain
 How the best  that we  can hope  and hope  to gain
 Is to love  and then be  loved
 Is to have  and then  to hold
 'Til we age  and then grow old
 And all  my days  are
Fading into these
Walls  you made  are us
But  I don't  want to be
 And all  my days  are
Fading into these
Walls  you made  are us
But  I don't  want to be
 the queen
 in a century of sleep
 But I know  that I believe
 In whatever  makes you pleased
 In whatever  brings you joy
From me

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Plain-text tab for A Woman A Woman A Century Of Sleep by Emmy The Great

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Verse 1}
I k[Am]now, I know that I [E]could live in
[F]Whatever house you c[E]hoose to build
And I w[Am]ill model my[E]self on it and
[F]Wait for you a[E]lone,

While you are [Am]out making a l[E]ife for us
I will [F]stay and watch the [E]days go past
And I'll [Am]see how the [E]plants advance
And they [F]turn on what they [E]know

{section: Pre-chorus}
Now there is [F]rosemary where [E]previously no [Am]rosemary was [C]shown
They have [F]aerials they [E]feed from me and they [Am]grow and grow
and g[C]row
Now I am [F]shifting into [E]greenery now the [Am]pipes are running [C]bone
And you m[F]ight think I was a h[E]ouse but I am a w[Am]oman, a w[E]oman

{section: Verse 2}
[Am]"Co[E]me[F] b[E]ack, come back" before you said
"Come back so you can see
There are roses in the flowerbeds
Where there never used to be"

[E] [E7]

{section: Chorus}
And a[F]ll my d[Am]ays a[C]re
[F]Fading [G]into [C]these
[F]Walls you [Am]made are [C]us
[F]But I [G]don't want to [C]be
the [E7]queen
in a century of [Am]sleep

{section: Verse 3}
[Am]I k[E]no[F]w,[E] I know that I believe in
Whatever brings you joy from me
But I've swept until I couldn't sweep
And this house is still a lie
Now I have to find a dress, have to buy a dress
Have to sew the dress 'til the pieces mesh
And I don't think I'm ready yet
And I haven't got the time

{section: Pre-chorus}
Now there is [F]rosemary where [E]previously no [Am]rosemary was [C]shown
They have [F]aerials they [E]feed from me and they [Am]grow and grow
and g[C]row
Now I am [F]shifting into [E]greenery now the [Am]pipes are running [C]bone
And you m[F]ight think I was a h[E]ouse but I am a w[Am]oman, a w[E]oman

{section: Bridge}
But you say, "[F]don't be afr[C]aid"
And you [Am]try to [G]expla[C]in
How the [Am]best that [G]we can [C]hope and [F]hope to [C]gain

Is to [Am]love and then [G]be lo[C]ved
Is to [Am]have and [G]then to [C]hold
'Til we [Am]age and then [G]grow [C]old

[E] [E7]

{section: Chorus}
And a[F]ll my d[Am]ays a[C]re
[F]Fading [G]into [C]these
[F]Walls you [Am]made are [C]us
[F]But I [G]don't want to [C]be

And a[F]ll my d[Am]ays a[C]re
[F]Fading [G]into [C]these
[F]Walls you [Am]made are [C]us
[F]But I [G]don't want to [C]be
the [E7]queen
in a century of sl[F]eep

But I [F]know that I bel[C]ieve
In [F]whatever makes you [C]pleased
In w[F]hatever brings you [C]joy
[F]From [C]me

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