Such A Small Love Chords by Scott Walker
Tempo:
140.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
C
Em
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] [A]
[C]
This falls, [Gm]
and his voice cracks from the morning.
[G]
[Cm] Flowers,
[G] and my body feels like they're
[F] [Bb]
[C] Someone should have stopped [G] the birds from singing [Em]
today.
[F]
Hammers from striking
[Eb] nails into clay.
[G] [Cm] Her face
[G] penetrates a blue-gray morning.
Her [Cm]
eyes, [G] pregnant pools produce a tear.
[A] [Bb]
Someone [C]
should have shouted [G] you had gone [Em] in her ear.
[F] That summer was stolen [Gm]
away.
[Eb] Such [G]
[C] a small [F] love, [Dm] such [G] a little tear.
[Em]
You [F] would laugh so loud if you [G] could see us here.
With [C] my one suit, [F]
[G] badly dressed and worn.
[Em]
Like [F] a child left in [Eb] the world alone.
[D]
[C] He speaks, I [G] don't hear a word [Cm] he's saying.
[G]
[C] Hang on to the [G] pine trees and [Cm] the snow.
[G]
[A] [Bb]
Reach [C] out, grab the [G]
memories that are left [Em] for your hand.
[F]
They'll help you get by [Gm] for a while.
[Eb] [G]
Such [C] a small love, [F]
[G] such a little tear.
[Em]
Is this [F] all that's left on [G] your cheeks so pale?
His [C] shallow half-lit [F] eyes, his [G] rotted teeth grown [Em] on.
Our [F] drunken mad midnight's ending [G] up in jail.
Good
[C] night
[F] mornings, [Dm] drenched [G] in pale red.
[Em] [F] Words collided, things [G] we left unsaid.
[C] Her few pillows,
[F] girls [G] that clung so [Em] near.
[C] Such a small [F]
love, such [Gm] a little tear.
[C] [G]
[Gm]
[C]
This falls, [Gm]
and his voice cracks from the morning.
[G]
[Cm] Flowers,
[G] and my body feels like they're
[F] [Bb]
[C] Someone should have stopped [G] the birds from singing [Em]
today.
[F]
Hammers from striking
[Eb] nails into clay.
[G] [Cm] Her face
[G] penetrates a blue-gray morning.
Her [Cm]
eyes, [G] pregnant pools produce a tear.
[A] [Bb]
Someone [C]
should have shouted [G] you had gone [Em] in her ear.
[F] That summer was stolen [Gm]
away.
[Eb] Such [G]
[C] a small [F] love, [Dm] such [G] a little tear.
[Em]
You [F] would laugh so loud if you [G] could see us here.
With [C] my one suit, [F]
[G] badly dressed and worn.
[Em]
Like [F] a child left in [Eb] the world alone.
[D]
[C] He speaks, I [G] don't hear a word [Cm] he's saying.
[G]
[C] Hang on to the [G] pine trees and [Cm] the snow.
[G]
[A] [Bb]
Reach [C] out, grab the [G]
memories that are left [Em] for your hand.
[F]
They'll help you get by [Gm] for a while.
[Eb] [G]
Such [C] a small love, [F]
[G] such a little tear.
[Em]
Is this [F] all that's left on [G] your cheeks so pale?
His [C] shallow half-lit [F] eyes, his [G] rotted teeth grown [Em] on.
Our [F] drunken mad midnight's ending [G] up in jail.
Good
[C] night
[F] mornings, [Dm] drenched [G] in pale red.
[Em] [F] Words collided, things [G] we left unsaid.
[C] Her few pillows,
[F] girls [G] that clung so [Em] near.
[C] Such a small [F]
love, such [Gm] a little tear.
[C] [G]
[Gm]
Key:
G
F
C
Em
Gm
G
F
C
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ This _ falls, [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ and his voice cracks from the morning. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] Flowers, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] and my body feels like _ _ _ they're_
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [C] Someone _ should have stopped [G] the birds from singing [Em] _
today.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _
Hammers from striking _ _
[Eb] _ _ nails _ into clay. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ Her _ face _ _ _
[G] _ penetrates a blue-gray morning. _ _ _ _
Her _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ eyes, _ _ _ [G] pregnant pools produce a tear. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Someone [C] _ _
_ should have shouted [G] you had gone _ [Em] in her ear.
_ _ _ [F] That summer _ _ was stolen _ _ _ [Gm] _
away. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] Such _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] a small _ _ [F] love, _ _ _ _ [Dm] such [G] a little _ tear.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ You [F] would laugh so _ loud _ if _ you [G] could see us here. _ _ _
_ _ With [C] my one suit, _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] badly dressed and worn.
[Em] _ _
_ _ Like [F] a _ child left _ _ in _ [Eb] the _ _ _ _ world _ _ _ alone.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] He speaks, _ _ _ _ _ I [G] don't hear a word [Cm] he's saying.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Hang on _ to _ _ the [G] pine trees and [Cm] the snow.
_ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ Reach [C] out, _ _ grab the [G]
memories that are left [Em] for your _ hand.
_ [F] _ _
_ They'll help you get by _ _ [Gm] for a _ _ while. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Such [C] a small love, _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] such a little _ tear.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ Is this [F] all that's _ _ left _ _ _ on [G] your cheeks so pale? _ _ _
_ His [C] shallow half-lit _ _ [F] eyes, _ his [G] rotted teeth grown _ _ [Em] on. _ _
_ Our [F] drunken mad _ _ _ _ midnight's _ ending [G] up in jail.
_ Good _ _
_ [C] night _ _ _
_ [F] _ mornings, _ [Dm] drenched [G] in pale red. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] Words collided, _ _ _ _ _ things [G] we left _ _ unsaid. _ _ _
[C] Her few pillows, _
[F] _ _ _ _ girls [G] that clung so _ [Em] near.
_ _ _ _ [C] Such a _ small [F] _
love, _ _ _ _ _ such _ [Gm] _ a _ little _ _ _ tear.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ This _ falls, [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ and his voice cracks from the morning. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] Flowers, _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] and my body feels like _ _ _ they're_
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [C] Someone _ should have stopped [G] the birds from singing [Em] _
today.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _
Hammers from striking _ _
[Eb] _ _ nails _ into clay. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ Her _ face _ _ _
[G] _ penetrates a blue-gray morning. _ _ _ _
Her _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ eyes, _ _ _ [G] pregnant pools produce a tear. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Someone [C] _ _
_ should have shouted [G] you had gone _ [Em] in her ear.
_ _ _ [F] That summer _ _ was stolen _ _ _ [Gm] _
away. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] Such _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] a small _ _ [F] love, _ _ _ _ [Dm] such [G] a little _ tear.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ You [F] would laugh so _ loud _ if _ you [G] could see us here. _ _ _
_ _ With [C] my one suit, _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] badly dressed and worn.
[Em] _ _
_ _ Like [F] a _ child left _ _ in _ [Eb] the _ _ _ _ world _ _ _ alone.
[D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] He speaks, _ _ _ _ _ I [G] don't hear a word [Cm] he's saying.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Hang on _ to _ _ the [G] pine trees and [Cm] the snow.
_ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ Reach [C] out, _ _ grab the [G]
memories that are left [Em] for your _ hand.
_ [F] _ _
_ They'll help you get by _ _ [Gm] for a _ _ while. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Such [C] a small love, _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] such a little _ tear.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ Is this [F] all that's _ _ left _ _ _ on [G] your cheeks so pale? _ _ _
_ His [C] shallow half-lit _ _ [F] eyes, _ his [G] rotted teeth grown _ _ [Em] on. _ _
_ Our [F] drunken mad _ _ _ _ midnight's _ ending [G] up in jail.
_ Good _ _
_ [C] night _ _ _
_ [F] _ mornings, _ [Dm] drenched [G] in pale red. _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] Words collided, _ _ _ _ _ things [G] we left _ _ unsaid. _ _ _
[C] Her few pillows, _
[F] _ _ _ _ girls [G] that clung so _ [Em] near.
_ _ _ _ [C] Such a _ small [F] _
love, _ _ _ _ _ such _ [Gm] _ a _ little _ _ _ tear.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _