Book Of Songs Chords by The Drovers
Tempo:
144.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
Em
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[G] [Em]
[A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[G] I [Em]
[A] pledged my heart to her [Em] and in a while she [A] turned her back.
I [Em] left a book, yeah, she left songs of all ages, a [G] book of songs [E]
[A] to help her night.
[G] [Em]
[A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
Sometimes [G] the night [E]
[A] begins to envelop me [Am] with all [G] my fears [Em]
and [A] my regrets.
[G] Eyes as green [E] as [A] those of lunch, she [G] looks away, [E]
let him shake her [A] head.
[D] When blood is still, [A]
river, [D]
and music has [A] been strilled, I will stand beside her doorway
[A] [G] Asking that she would forgive me, asking [Em] that my hand be fed.
Like the ants on the vineyard, I have nothing left to lose.
[A] Like a [D] gator in [Em] the fountain, [G] I have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, I [G] have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, I
[G] have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, I [G] have nothing left to lose.
I [A] chase [D]
[E]
[A]
[D] [Em]
[A]
[G] [E]
[A] [A]
her with [G] love, [Em]
you [A] give her all you can.
You give her [G] a kiss, [Em]
you give her a kiss, you give her a kiss, you give her a kiss.
It hurts [A] your head, what [G] a cheeky giver.
[E]
It [A] ain't worth much, it's still [G] the honor, [Em] the honor's still [A] still.
[D]
When blood is still, river, [E] [Am] [D]
and music has been [A] strilled, I will stand beside her [A] doorway.
[G] Asking that she would forgive me, [Em] asking that my hand be fed.
[A] Like the ants [Em] on the vineyard,
[A] I have nothing [Em] left to lose.
[E]
[A] Like a gator in [Em] the fountain, I [G] have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, I [D] have [G] nothing left to lose.
I have [A] nothing, I have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, [G] I have nothing left to lose.
[A] [D] [E] [A]
[E]
[G]
[A] [E] [A]
[D]
[Em] [G]
[A]
[A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[G] I [Em]
[A] pledged my heart to her [Em] and in a while she [A] turned her back.
I [Em] left a book, yeah, she left songs of all ages, a [G] book of songs [E]
[A] to help her night.
[G] [Em]
[A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
Sometimes [G] the night [E]
[A] begins to envelop me [Am] with all [G] my fears [Em]
and [A] my regrets.
[G] Eyes as green [E] as [A] those of lunch, she [G] looks away, [E]
let him shake her [A] head.
[D] When blood is still, [A]
river, [D]
and music has [A] been strilled, I will stand beside her doorway
[A] [G] Asking that she would forgive me, asking [Em] that my hand be fed.
Like the ants on the vineyard, I have nothing left to lose.
[A] Like a [D] gator in [Em] the fountain, [G] I have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, I [G] have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, I
[G] have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, I [G] have nothing left to lose.
I [A] chase [D]
[E]
[A]
[D] [Em]
[A]
[G] [E]
[A] [A]
her with [G] love, [Em]
you [A] give her all you can.
You give her [G] a kiss, [Em]
you give her a kiss, you give her a kiss, you give her a kiss.
It hurts [A] your head, what [G] a cheeky giver.
[E]
It [A] ain't worth much, it's still [G] the honor, [Em] the honor's still [A] still.
[D]
When blood is still, river, [E] [Am] [D]
and music has been [A] strilled, I will stand beside her [A] doorway.
[G] Asking that she would forgive me, [Em] asking that my hand be fed.
[A] Like the ants [Em] on the vineyard,
[A] I have nothing [Em] left to lose.
[E]
[A] Like a gator in [Em] the fountain, I [G] have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, I [D] have [G] nothing left to lose.
I have [A] nothing, I have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, [G] I have nothing left to lose.
[A] [D] [E] [A]
[E]
[G]
[A] [E] [A]
[D]
[Em] [G]
[A]
Key:
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Em
E
D
A
G
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ I [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] pledged my heart to her _ [Em] and in a while _ _ _ she [A] turned her back. _ _
I [Em] left a book, yeah, _ she left songs of all ages, _ _ a [G] book of songs _ _ [E] _
[A] to help her night. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sometimes [G] the night _ _ [E] _
_ [A] begins to envelop me [Am] with all [G] my fears [Em] _
and [A] my regrets. _ _ _
_ _ [G] Eyes as green [E] as _ _ [A] those of lunch, _ _ she [G] looks away, _ [E] _ _
let him shake her [A] head. _ _ _
[D] _ When blood is still, [A]
river, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ and music has [A] been strilled, _ _ _ _ _ _ I will stand beside her doorway
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] Asking that she would forgive me, asking [Em] that my hand be fed. _ _ _
Like the ants on the _ _ vineyard, _ _ _ _ I have nothing left to lose. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Like a [D] gator in [Em] the fountain, _ _ _ _ [G] I have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, _ _ _ I [G] have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, _ I _
_ [G] have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, _ _ I [G] have nothing left to lose.
I _ [A] _ _ chase [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ her with [G] love, _ _ [Em] _
you [A] give her all you can.
You give her [G] a kiss, _ _ [Em]
you give her a kiss, you give her a kiss, you give her a kiss.
It hurts [A] your head, _ _ _ what [G] a cheeky giver.
_ _ [E] _
It [A] ain't worth much, _ it's still [G] the honor, _ [Em] the honor's still [A] still.
_ _ _ [D] _
When blood is still, _ river, _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
and music has been [A] _ strilled, _ _ _ _ _ _ I will stand beside her [A] _ doorway.
_ _ _ [G] Asking that she would forgive me, [Em] asking that my hand be fed.
[A] _ _ _ _ Like the ants [Em] on the _ _ vineyard, _
_ _ [A] _ _ I have nothing [Em] left to lose.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ Like a gator in [Em] the fountain, _ _ I [G] have _ nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, _ _ _ I [D] have [G] nothing left to lose.
I have [A] nothing, _ _ _ I have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, _ _ _ _ [G] I have nothing left to lose.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ I [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] pledged my heart to her _ [Em] and in a while _ _ _ she [A] turned her back. _ _
I [Em] left a book, yeah, _ she left songs of all ages, _ _ a [G] book of songs _ _ [E] _
[A] to help her night. _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Sometimes [G] the night _ _ [E] _
_ [A] begins to envelop me [Am] with all [G] my fears [Em] _
and [A] my regrets. _ _ _
_ _ [G] Eyes as green [E] as _ _ [A] those of lunch, _ _ she [G] looks away, _ [E] _ _
let him shake her [A] head. _ _ _
[D] _ When blood is still, [A]
river, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ and music has [A] been strilled, _ _ _ _ _ _ I will stand beside her doorway
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] Asking that she would forgive me, asking [Em] that my hand be fed. _ _ _
Like the ants on the _ _ vineyard, _ _ _ _ I have nothing left to lose. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Like a [D] gator in [Em] the fountain, _ _ _ _ [G] I have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, _ _ _ I [G] have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, _ I _
_ [G] have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, _ _ I [G] have nothing left to lose.
I _ [A] _ _ chase [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ her with [G] love, _ _ [Em] _
you [A] give her all you can.
You give her [G] a kiss, _ _ [Em]
you give her a kiss, you give her a kiss, you give her a kiss.
It hurts [A] your head, _ _ _ what [G] a cheeky giver.
_ _ [E] _
It [A] ain't worth much, _ it's still [G] the honor, _ [Em] the honor's still [A] still.
_ _ _ [D] _
When blood is still, _ river, _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
and music has been [A] _ strilled, _ _ _ _ _ _ I will stand beside her [A] _ doorway.
_ _ _ [G] Asking that she would forgive me, [Em] asking that my hand be fed.
[A] _ _ _ _ Like the ants [Em] on the _ _ vineyard, _
_ _ [A] _ _ I have nothing [Em] left to lose.
_ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ Like a gator in [Em] the fountain, _ _ I [G] have _ nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, _ _ _ I [D] have [G] nothing left to lose.
I have [A] nothing, _ _ _ I have nothing left to lose.
I [A] have nothing, _ _ _ _ [G] I have nothing left to lose.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _