Chords for Earth Opera-The Child Bride

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_ _ _ _ Your father _ didn't mean to send [G] you _ _ away _ _ _ [D]
He only thought that you were [A] out at _ play _ _ _ _
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And now he looks at [Em] all the [E] pictures in your [G] _ _ room _ _ And _ [A] sees your face appear behind the
moon _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ The [C] payroll _ [D] _
empty, _ _ _ _ [G] echoes _ _ _ unheard, _ children's _ tears [F#] _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ Forgotten _ _ _ shadows _ _ dancing, _ [Am]
dream beyond
the _ years _
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_ [A] _ _ _ And _ mother _ _ didn't mean to cry so _ [D] _ proud _
_ _ _ _ [F] Among the guests she felt one [A] tear of _ _ _ love _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ She _ only thought you looked so [G] _ _
_ good _ Black _ _ orchids and your [F] lace mantee [Am] _ _ _ _ hood _ _
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[C] _ Is [D] sister dancing _ _
[D] _ with [G] the _ bridegroom _ _ on the floor _ [F#] _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ Names and unknown _ faces _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[A] reappearing at the _ [E] door _ _
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[D] _ _ And _ _ _ _
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you didn't want to wake up [G] all _ [D] alone _ _ _ _ _ And find you never ever can [A] go home _ _ _
And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the [E] no [A] tomorrow morning rush [G] _ [D] _
ahead _ _ _ [F] Slipping silent silver needles in [Am] your _ _ head _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ No [B] _ _ [Am] poem [D] _ depicting _ _ _ _ [G] painted faces _ _ _ _ _ on the bed _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [E] Empty _ _ _ _ _ prayers to be _ [F#] inside _ [Bm] you [Am] _ when the love is dead _ _ _
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