Chords for Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Dancer with Bruised Knees
Tempo:
137.6 bpm
Chords used:
B
C#m
E
F#m
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [C#m] [B]
[E]
[B] When I first [E] knew her, she was a dancer.
[A]
[C#m] I saw her leap [F#m] confidently, knowing [C#] should she [F#m] fall,
[E] it would be into [B] the arms of [A#m] her very own partner.
[D#] [G#]
[A] She never failed [F#m] to get a curtain call.
[B] The [C] [C#m] years [G#] we had been [B] one, three years in [C#] stars, a [E] heart of death we [B] know.
[A] I'd leap [B] and he'd catch me [D] on the [C#m] fly, [F#] dread that he'd put [B] me down.
[E] The heights that I reached were [A] dangerous, [C#m] and the [F#m] silence strange.
[E] Then felt [B] my thigh [A#m] had landed, [G#] [A] escape [F#m] was on [B] the way.
[A#] [A]
Back before my knees [G#] were blue, [E] backs [Bm] broke bending [D#] a step or [G#]
two.
[D#m]
[C#m] The years we [F#m] had been [B] one, three years in stars, [C#m] a heart [E] of [B] death we know.
[A] I'd [B] leap and he'd catch [E] me [A] on the [C#] fly, for once I came [E] crashing down.
Now [B] [E]
[A] I'm a [E] weaver,
[C#m] what [F#m] I will [C#] do [F#m] to [C#] please.
[F#m]
[E] If [B] everyone
[C] [G] I [D#] [G#] feature
[A] are those [F#m] to whose [B] need.
[C#m] The years we had [B] been one, three years in [C#m] stars, a [E] heart of death [B]
[A] we know.
I'd [B] leap and he'd [E] catch me [C#m] on the fly, for [F#m] once I came [B] crashing down.
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[E]
[B] When I first [E] knew her, she was a dancer.
[A]
[C#m] I saw her leap [F#m] confidently, knowing [C#] should she [F#m] fall,
[E] it would be into [B] the arms of [A#m] her very own partner.
[D#] [G#]
[A] She never failed [F#m] to get a curtain call.
[B] The [C] [C#m] years [G#] we had been [B] one, three years in [C#] stars, a [E] heart of death we [B] know.
[A] I'd leap [B] and he'd catch me [D] on the [C#m] fly, [F#] dread that he'd put [B] me down.
[E] The heights that I reached were [A] dangerous, [C#m] and the [F#m] silence strange.
[E] Then felt [B] my thigh [A#m] had landed, [G#] [A] escape [F#m] was on [B] the way.
[A#] [A]
Back before my knees [G#] were blue, [E] backs [Bm] broke bending [D#] a step or [G#]
two.
[D#m]
[C#m] The years we [F#m] had been [B] one, three years in stars, [C#m] a heart [E] of [B] death we know.
[A] I'd [B] leap and he'd catch [E] me [A] on the [C#] fly, for once I came [E] crashing down.
Now [B] [E]
[A] I'm a [E] weaver,
[C#m] what [F#m] I will [C#] do [F#m] to [C#] please.
[F#m]
[E] If [B] everyone
[C] [G] I [D#] [G#] feature
[A] are those [F#m] to whose [B] need.
[C#m] The years we had [B] been one, three years in [C#m] stars, a [E] heart of death [B]
[A] we know.
I'd [B] leap and he'd [E] catch me [C#m] on the fly, for [F#m] once I came [B] crashing down.
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Key:
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_ _ _ _ [B] When I first [E] knew her, she was a dancer.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[C#m] I saw her leap [F#m] confidently, _ _ knowing [C#] should she [F#m] fall, _ _ _
[E] _ it would be into [B] the arms _ of [A#m] her very own partner.
[D#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [A] She never failed [F#m] to get a curtain call.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ The [C] _ [C#m] years [G#] we had been [B] one, three years in [C#] stars, a [E] heart of death we [B] know.
_ [A] I'd leap [B] and he'd catch me [D] on the [C#m] fly, [F#] dread that he'd put [B] me down.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] The heights that I _ reached were _ _ [A] dangerous, _ _ [C#m] and the _ _ [F#m] silence _ _ _ _ _ strange.
_ _ _ [E] Then _ felt [B] my _ thigh [A#m] had landed, [G#] _ _ _ _ [A] escape _ [F#m] was _ on [B] the _ _ way.
_ _ [A#] _ _ [A] _
Back before _ my knees [G#] were blue, _ _ [E] backs [Bm] broke bending [D#] a step or [G#] _
two.
_ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
[C#m] The years we [F#m] had _ been [B] one, three years in stars, [C#m] a heart [E] of _ _ [B] death we know. _ _ _ _
[A] I'd [B] leap and he'd catch [E] me [A] on the [C#] fly, for once I came [E] crashing down. _
Now [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] I'm a _ _ [E] _ weaver, _
[C#m] what _ [F#m] I will [C#] do [F#m] to _ [C#] please.
[F#m] _ _ _
[E] If _ _ _ [B] everyone _
[C] [G] I _ [D#] _ [G#] feature _ _
[A] are _ those [F#m] to _ whose [B] _ need. _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ The years we had [B] been one, three years in [C#m] stars, a [E] heart of death [B] _ _
[A] we know.
I'd [B] leap and he'd [E] catch me [C#m] on the fly, for [F#m] once I came [B] crashing down. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] When I first [E] knew her, she was a dancer.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
[C#m] I saw her leap [F#m] confidently, _ _ knowing [C#] should she [F#m] fall, _ _ _
[E] _ it would be into [B] the arms _ of [A#m] her very own partner.
[D#] _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ [A] She never failed [F#m] to get a curtain call.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ The [C] _ [C#m] years [G#] we had been [B] one, three years in [C#] stars, a [E] heart of death we [B] know.
_ [A] I'd leap [B] and he'd catch me [D] on the [C#m] fly, [F#] dread that he'd put [B] me down.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] The heights that I _ reached were _ _ [A] dangerous, _ _ [C#m] and the _ _ [F#m] silence _ _ _ _ _ strange.
_ _ _ [E] Then _ felt [B] my _ thigh [A#m] had landed, [G#] _ _ _ _ [A] escape _ [F#m] was _ on [B] the _ _ way.
_ _ [A#] _ _ [A] _
Back before _ my knees [G#] were blue, _ _ [E] backs [Bm] broke bending [D#] a step or [G#] _
two.
_ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
[C#m] The years we [F#m] had _ been [B] one, three years in stars, [C#m] a heart [E] of _ _ [B] death we know. _ _ _ _
[A] I'd [B] leap and he'd catch [E] me [A] on the [C#] fly, for once I came [E] crashing down. _
Now [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] I'm a _ _ [E] _ weaver, _
[C#m] what _ [F#m] I will [C#] do [F#m] to _ [C#] please.
[F#m] _ _ _
[E] If _ _ _ [B] everyone _
[C] [G] I _ [D#] _ [G#] feature _ _
[A] are _ those [F#m] to _ whose [B] _ need. _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ The years we had [B] been one, three years in [C#m] stars, a [E] heart of death [B] _ _
[A] we know.
I'd [B] leap and he'd [E] catch me [C#m] on the fly, for [F#m] once I came [B] crashing down. _ _
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