Chords for Janis Ian - Lover's Lullaby

[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Lay down _ _ now [Db] in slumber _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] Mama's boy is torn [Db] asunder _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ All the fields have [Fm] gone grey
_ [Bb] All the leaves [Eb] are gone brown
_ Let _
[Ab] _ me tell you _ _ a [Db] _ story _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ Lay [Ab] down and _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ dream
While [Eb] the stars in [Fm] the sky
_ While the [Bb]
moon's [Eb] on the _ rise _
Lay [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] down and don't you wait [Ab] till morning
_ _ _ [Eb]
Close [Fm] _ your [Bb] eyes and helpless through [Eb] the night
_ _ Lay _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] down and dream of [Ab] love and [Cm] glory
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _
[Db] This _ _ is [Eb] a _ [Db] lover's [Ab] lullaby
[Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] Once _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ was _ a _ [Db] magician
_ _ Fair _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] he once [Db] _ _ _ saw _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] He brought to [Fm] the table
_ [Bb] All the fool's _ [Eb] golden wine _ _
[Ab] Well he promised _ us [Db] three _ _ things _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] Said he _ was [Db] a _ _ saviour _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Drank all [Fm] his glory
[Bb] And we borrowed all [Eb] his time _ _ _ _ _
[Db] Lay [Eb] down and don't you wait [Ab] till _ morning
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm]
Close your [Bb] eyes and helpless through [Bbm] the [Eb] _
_ _ night
_ [Db] Lay _ [Eb] down and dream of [Fm] love and glory
_ [C] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ [Db] _ _
This is [Ab] a _ [Eb] lover's _
[Ab] lullaby
_ _ _ _ Sleep [Eb] _ _ tight my love _
[Ebm] _ _ [F] Softly _ fade [Bbm] _
away
_ _ _ _ [Eb] The moon was made [Ab] of _ [Eb] all [Fm] green _ _ [Bbm] sheaths
To keep the night [Eb] away _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
Softly now _ [Eb] close _ your eyes
[Gb] _ _ _ [F] Lightly will [Bbm] you _ fade _
_ [Eb] The moon _ was made [Ab] for _ waitful [Fm] _ boys
[Bbm] To _ _ keep the night
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Eb] Don't wait [Ab] till morning _
_ [Eb] Close [Fm] _ your [Bb] eyes all through [Eb] the night _ _
Lay [Db] _ down, [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ [Db] this is [Eb] a _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _
[Ab] _ [Bbm] lullaby
[Ab] _ [Db] Lay down [Eb]
and don't wait [Ab] till _ morning _
[Cm] _ [Fm] Close your [Bb] eyes all through [Eb] the night
_ _ Lay [Db] _
down, [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[C] _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ [Db] this is [Eb] a _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _
[Ab] _ [Db] lullaby
This is [Eb] a lullaby
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
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