Pale September
Fiona AppleVersion1
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Pale September, I wore the time like a dress that year
The autumn days swung soft around me, like cotton on my skin
But as the embers of the summer lost their breath and disappeared
My heart went cold and only hollow rhythms resounded from within
But then he rose, brilliant as the moon in full
And sank in the burrows of my keep
And all my armor falling down, in a pile at my feet
And my winter giving way to warm, as I'm singing him to sleep
He goes along just as a water lily
Gentle on the surface of his thoughts his body floats
Unweighed down by passion or intensity
Yet unaware of the depth upon which he coasts
And he finds a home in me
For what misfortune sows, he knows my touch will reap
And all my armor falling down, in a pile at my feet
And my winter giving way to warm, as I'm singing him to sleep
All my armor falling down, in a pile at my feet
And my winter giving way to warm, as I'm singing him to sleep
All my armor falling down, in a pile at my feet
And my winter giving way to warm, as I'm singing him to sleep
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Readable chord sheet for Pale September by Fiona Apple
[Ab7]Pale Sept[Cdim]ember, [Ab7]I wore the time like a dress that[Cdim] year [Ab7]The autumn days sw[Cdim]ung sof[Ab7]t around me, like cotton on my[Cdim] skin [Ab7]But as the embers o[Cdim]f the sum[Ab7]mer lost their breath and disappe[Cdim]ared [Ab7]My heart went cold and[Cdim] only hol[Ab7]low rhythms resounded from with[Cdim]in [Fdim7]But then he ros[Fdim7/Db]e, brilliant as the moon in full [Fdim7]And sank in the burrows of my [Fdim7/Db]keep And [F#]all my [Absus4]armor fall[Ebm7]ing down, [F#]in a pi[Absus4]le at my [Ebm7]feet And [F#]my wint[Absus4]er givin[Ebm7]g way to [Absus4]warm, as [F#]I'm sin[Absus4]ging him t[Ebm7]o sleep [Cdim] [Ab7] [Cdim] [Ab7] [Cdim] [Ab7] [Cdim] [Ab7] [Cdim] [Ab7]He goes along [Cdim]just as [Ab7]a water lil[Cdim]y [Ab7]Gentle on the [Cdim]surface [Ab7]of his thoughts his body floa[Cdim]ts [Ab7]Unweighed[Cdim] down b[Ab7]y passion or intensi[Cdim]ty [Ab7]Yet unaware of the [Cdim]depth u[Ab7]pon which he coast[Cdim]s [Fdim7]And he find[Fdim7/Db]s a home in me [Fdim7]For what misfortune sows, he know[Fdim7/Db]s my touch will reap And [F#]all my arm[Absus4]or falling[Ebm7] down, in a[F#] pile [Absus4]at my fee[Ebm7]t And [F#]my wi[Absus4]nter givin[Ebm7]g way t[Absus4]o warm, as [F#]I'm sin[Absus4]ging him [Ebm7]to sleep [Fdim7] [Fdim7/Db] [Fdim7] [Fdim7/Db] [F#]All my a[Absus4]rmor falli[Ebm7]ng down, [F#]in a pi[Absus4]le at my [Ebm7]feet And [F#]my win[Absus4]ter giving[Ebm7] way to[Absus4] warm, as [F#]I'm sin[Absus4]ging him [Ebm7]to sleep A[F#]ll my armo[Absus4]r falling [Ebm7]down, in [F#]a pile [Absus4]at my f[Ebm7]eet And [F#]my wi[Absus4]nter givin[Ebm7]g way t[Absus4]o warm, as [F#]I'm sin[Absus4]ging him [Ebm7]to sleep [Gb] [Absus4] [Ebm7]