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The Dead Waltz

Radical Face
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
I  saw your daughter yesterday
 as I was idle  on the porch
 she slept-walked  from your  house down the walkway
 as though she'd done  it all before
 and the moon  was out
 and in her gown beside the riverbed
 she got  down on her knees
 and wrapped her long hair  up in vines,  and leaves, and branches
 and with the wind  beneath her feet
 oh, she waltzed with the dead
 and everything was bathed
 in light  white as milk
 as the impossible began
 she danced across the water's edge
 but her feet,  they didn't sink
 as though she flew
I  ran out in the water
 with a lantern  in my hand
 I was waste  deep and shivering
 I took her wrist and walked her in
 I was loathe  to interrupt her
 but I had  to get her home
 if people  were to see this they'd gather up, raise hell and burn her alive
don't  you mind, don't you mind
 she'll be fine
 tie a bell around her ankle
 before she lays down at night
 and the sound of her footsteps
 will wake me in time
 don't you mind, don't you mind
 I'll watch over her
 as though she were mine
 I feel like I'm missing some chords, help us out in the comments.
 -Ben Malley

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Readable chord sheet for The Dead Waltz by Radical Face

[G]I saw your daughter yesterday
as I was [A]idle on the [Bm]porch
she [A]slept-walked from [G]your house down the walkway
as though she'd [A]done it all bef[Bm]ore
and the [A]moon was [G]out

[A] [Bm] [A] [G] [A] [Bm] [A] [G]

and in her gown beside the riverbed
she [A]got down on her [Bm]knees
and wrapped her long [A]hair up in [G]vines, and leaves, and branches
and with the [A]wind beneath her [Bm]feet

oh, she waltzed with the dead

[C] [Em] [D] [C] [Em]

and everything was [D]bathed
in [C]light white as [Em]milk
as the impossible [G]began
she danced across the [D]water's [C]edge
but her [Em]feet, they didn't [G]sink
as though she [D]flew  [C]     [Em]         [D]            [G]

[G]

[D] [A] [G]

[D]I ran out in the water
with a l[A]antern in my hand
I was [G]waste deep and shivering

I took her wrist and walked her in
I was [D]loathe to interrupt her
but I [A]had to get her home
if [G]people were to see this they'd gather up, raise hell and burn her a[D]live

[A] [G] [D] [A] [G] [D] [A] [G]

[G]don't you mind, don't you mind

she'll be fine

tie a bell around her ankle

before she lays down at night

and the sound of her footsteps

will wake me in time

don't you mind, don't you mind

I'll watch over her
as though she were [D]mine

I feel like I'm missing some chords, help us out in the comments.

-Ben Malley

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