Down From Dover Chords by Marianne Faithfull

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_ [A] I know [G] the dress I'm wearing doesn't hide the secret [D] I've tried [A] concealing.
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When he left he promised me that he'd be [G] back by [D] the time it was [A] revealing.
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_ [G] The sun behind a cloud just cast a crawling shadow over the [A] fields of clover. _ _ _
[E] _ [A] And time is running out for me [G] I wish that [D] he would hurry [A] back from Nova.
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[D] _ _ [A] He's been gone so long [G] when he left the [D] snow was deep [A] upon the ground. _ _ _
[D] _ [A] And I have seen the spring and [G] summer pass and [D] now the leaves [A] are turning brown. _ _
[B] _ [G] And anytime a tiny face will show itself his [A] wedding's almost over.
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[E] _ _ [A] I won't have a name [G] to give it if he [D] doesn't hurry [A] back from Nova.
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[D] _ [A] My folks weren't understanding [G] when they found out [D] they sent me [A] from home. _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] My daddy said if folks found [G] out he'd be [D] ashamed to ever [A] show his [E] face.
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_ [G] My mama said I was a fool she did not believe me [A] when I [E] told her
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[E] _ [A] that everything would be all right [G] because soon he [D] would be coming [F] down from Nova. _ _ _ _
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[F] _ [Bb] I loved him more than anything [Ab] and I could [Eb] not refuse him [Bb] when he needed me. _ _ _
_ He was the only one I'd love and I just can't believe that he was using me. _ _ _
[F] _ [Ab] He couldn't leave me here like [Eb] this I know I [Ebm] can't be so [Bb] it can't be over. _ _
[Fm] _ [Bb] He wouldn't make me go through [Ab] this alone or [Eb] he'll be coming [Bb] down from Nova.
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[F] _ [Bb] I've had the eggs [Db] the time is here [Ab] it's lonely in [Eb] the place where I [Bb] am lying.
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_ A baby has [Bb] been born but something's [Ab] wrong it's much [Eb] too still I [Bb] hear no crying.
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_ [Ab] I guess in some strange way she'd [Eb] never have [Ebm] father's [Bb] arms to hold her.
And [F] _ dying was a way of telling [Ab] me he [Eb] wasn't coming down from Nova.
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