Chords for Mercury Rev - The Queen of Swans
Tempo:
105.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
E
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] Love comes thirsty, lands [E] to drink [G]
Love [D] flies up and away [E] from me
[G]
[D] Love comes thirsty, bathes [G] its wing
[D] Sometimes years go [E] by, it seems
[G]
[D] He gains her shadow down upon the bed [G] Only those with wings know [D] what's in my head
Maps of sunlight on the carpet rest [G] Only those with keys know [A] what's in my chest
[D] Bright red threads of desire [E] Dancing through [A] her eyes
[D] Everybody knows her as the Queen of Swans
[Am]
[D] Whispers over water, over land, their song [G] Everything about her [A] isn't really so
Whispers underground, the better shade as they grow [G] Every inch of sunshine [A] burning out the old ghost
Sisters turn to mother, princes, daughters they fold [G] Farewell lights [Am] of the great they glow
[D] Human colored kites through the clouds they float [G] Figures and their bodies, [A] what a way to know
[D]
Whispers over water, over land, their song [G] Everything about her [D] isn't really so
Whispers underground, the better shade as they grow Every inch of sunshine burning out the old ghost
Sisters turn to mother, princes, daughters they fold [G] Farewell lights [D] of the great they glow
Human colored kites through the clouds they float Figures and their bodies, what a way to know
Love [G] [A]
[G] [D]
comes thirsty, [G] plans to drink
[D] Sometimes years go by, [G] it seems
[D]
[N]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] Love comes thirsty, lands [E] to drink [G]
Love [D] flies up and away [E] from me
[G]
[D] Love comes thirsty, bathes [G] its wing
[D] Sometimes years go [E] by, it seems
[G]
[D] He gains her shadow down upon the bed [G] Only those with wings know [D] what's in my head
Maps of sunlight on the carpet rest [G] Only those with keys know [A] what's in my chest
[D] Bright red threads of desire [E] Dancing through [A] her eyes
[D] Everybody knows her as the Queen of Swans
[Am]
[D] Whispers over water, over land, their song [G] Everything about her [A] isn't really so
Whispers underground, the better shade as they grow [G] Every inch of sunshine [A] burning out the old ghost
Sisters turn to mother, princes, daughters they fold [G] Farewell lights [Am] of the great they glow
[D] Human colored kites through the clouds they float [G] Figures and their bodies, [A] what a way to know
[D]
Whispers over water, over land, their song [G] Everything about her [D] isn't really so
Whispers underground, the better shade as they grow Every inch of sunshine burning out the old ghost
Sisters turn to mother, princes, daughters they fold [G] Farewell lights [D] of the great they glow
Human colored kites through the clouds they float Figures and their bodies, what a way to know
Love [G] [A]
[G] [D]
comes thirsty, [G] plans to drink
[D] Sometimes years go by, [G] it seems
[D]
[N]
Key:
D
G
A
E
Am
D
G
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Love comes thirsty, _ _ lands [E] to drink _ _ [G] _
Love _ [D] _ flies up and away [E] _ from me
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] Love comes thirsty, _ _ bathes [G] its wing _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Sometimes years go [E] by, it _ seems
_ [G] _ _
_ [D] He gains her shadow down upon the bed [G] Only those with wings know [D] what's in my head
Maps of sunlight on the carpet rest [G] Only those with keys know [A] what's in my chest
[D] Bright red threads of desire _ _ [E] Dancing through [A] her eyes
_ _ [D] Everybody knows her as the Queen of _ Swans
[Am] _ _
_ [D] _ Whispers over water, over land, their song [G] Everything about her [A] isn't really so
_ Whispers underground, the better shade as they grow [G] Every inch of sunshine [A] burning out the old ghost
Sisters turn to mother, princes, daughters they fold [G] _ Farewell lights [Am] of the great they glow
[D] Human colored kites through the clouds they float [G] Figures and their bodies, [A] what a way to know
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Whispers over water, over land, their song [G] Everything about her [D] isn't really so
_ Whispers underground, the better shade as they grow Every inch of sunshine burning out the old ghost
Sisters turn to mother, princes, daughters they fold [G] _ Farewell lights [D] of the great they glow
Human colored kites through the clouds they float Figures and their bodies, what a way to know _ _ _ _ _
Love _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ comes thirsty, _ _ [G] plans to drink _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Sometimes years go by, [G] it seems _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Love comes thirsty, _ _ lands [E] to drink _ _ [G] _
Love _ [D] _ flies up and away [E] _ from me
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] Love comes thirsty, _ _ bathes [G] its wing _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Sometimes years go [E] by, it _ seems
_ [G] _ _
_ [D] He gains her shadow down upon the bed [G] Only those with wings know [D] what's in my head
Maps of sunlight on the carpet rest [G] Only those with keys know [A] what's in my chest
[D] Bright red threads of desire _ _ [E] Dancing through [A] her eyes
_ _ [D] Everybody knows her as the Queen of _ Swans
[Am] _ _
_ [D] _ Whispers over water, over land, their song [G] Everything about her [A] isn't really so
_ Whispers underground, the better shade as they grow [G] Every inch of sunshine [A] burning out the old ghost
Sisters turn to mother, princes, daughters they fold [G] _ Farewell lights [Am] of the great they glow
[D] Human colored kites through the clouds they float [G] Figures and their bodies, [A] what a way to know
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Whispers over water, over land, their song [G] Everything about her [D] isn't really so
_ Whispers underground, the better shade as they grow Every inch of sunshine burning out the old ghost
Sisters turn to mother, princes, daughters they fold [G] _ Farewell lights [D] of the great they glow
Human colored kites through the clouds they float Figures and their bodies, what a way to know _ _ _ _ _
Love _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ comes thirsty, _ _ [G] plans to drink _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Sometimes years go by, [G] it seems _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _