Sonnet 29
Rufus WainwrightVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries
And look upon myself and curse my fate,
Mmm...
Mmm...
Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,
Featured like him, like him with friends possess'd,
Desiring this man's art and that man's scope,
With what I most enjoy contented least;
Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,
Haply I think on thee, and then my state,
Like to the lark at break of day arising
From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate;
For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings
That then I scorn to change my state with kings.
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Readable chord sheet for Sonnet 29 by Rufus Wainwright
[D] [Em] [Asus4] [A] [D] [Em] [A] [D] [D]When, in dis[Em]grace with [Asus4]fortune and men's [A]eyes, [D]I all al[Em]one be[A]weep my outcast [D]state [D]And trouble deaf [Em]heaven [Asus4]with my bootless [A]cries [D]And look up[Em]on my[A]self and curse my [D]fate, [D]Mm[Em]m..[Asus4]. [A] [D]Mm[Em]m..[A]. [D] [D]Wishing me [Am7]like to [Em7]one more rich in [A7]hope, [D]Featured like [Am7]him, like [Em7]him with friends poss[A]ess'd, [D]Desiring [Am7]this man's [Em7]art and that man's [A7]scope, [D]With what I [Am7]most en[Em7]joy contented [D]least; [D]Yet in these [Em]thoughts my[Asus4]self almost desp[A]ising, [D]Haply I [Em]think on [A]thee, and then my [D]state, [D]Like to the [Em]lark at [Asus4]break of day ar[A]ising [D]From sullen [Em]earth, sings [A]hymns at heaven's [D]gate; [D] For [D]thy [Em]sweet [D]love [Em]remember'd [C]su[D]ch w[A]ealth [D]brings [D]That [D7]then I [Em]scorn to [A]change [A7]my s[D]tate [G]with k[D]ings. [D] [Em] [Asus4] [A] [D] [Em] [A] [D]