The Passing Widow Chords by Big Big Train

Tempo:
152.6 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Gm

Bb

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Passing Widow chords
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[Ab]
[Db] [Gm]
[Db] [Bbm]
[B] [Ab] [Db]
[Bb]
[Eb]
She made plans [Fm] of things to do
[Eb] When he was here
[Cm] [Ab] They'd get through
their [Gm] plan to sell [Ab] the
oceans blue to dreams
[Bb] They'd
[Eb] Life that meant the [Fm] world to her
[Gm] Was taken by what [Eb] might [Ab] occur
[Gm] in [Bb] any
[Eb] living skin [Ab] or The young
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] So
[Eb]
[Bb] she gathered up her pack
attached a little
[Ab] [Bb]
sleeping shack [G] to jog around the [Abm] [Eb] world [Ab] and back [Fm] a statement of [Bb] Love
What [Eb] did [Bb] she embarked upon
through rugged hills [Ab] and roads so long
[Gm] Perhaps he would be [Ab] [Eb] cheering on [Ab]
from
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
Give [Bb] [Eb] [Fm]
a [Cm] [Gm]
hand [G] to the passing [Ab] widow
She [Eb] runs [F]
from [Bb] her [Cm] home
Going [Gm] strong [Ab] as beautiful as [F]
ever
To [Eb] show [Ab] the world [Bb] They're not
[Eb] [Gm]
[Bb] Into [Fm] [Eb]
[Fm]
[Eb]
ice [Fm] and summer [Eb] suns
[Gm] bears and wolves and men [Eb] with [Fm] guns
[G]
Through the thick and [Ab] thin she [Eb] runs
[Fm]
[Ab] Just [Bb]
[Eb] a wagon
[Ab] [Bb] by road in which to rest and [Eb] dream and
[Ab]
She [Gm] would [Bb] find [Ab] the strength to come and bring home
[Eb]
[Fm]
[Gm] [Cm] Give [Eb] a hand [G] to the passing [Ab] widow
She [Eb] runs [F] far [Bb] from the [Cm] whole
Going
[Gm] strong [Ab] beautiful [F] as ever
To [Ab] show the [Bb] world
They're not
[Eb] [Gm] [Ab]
[Gm]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Gm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Gm]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Eb]
now her bones [Fm]
are
Crumbling to [Eb]
you
was to [Gm] find [Fm] a
brighter view [Gm] of life without
the [Ab] one she knew [Fm] and
[Ab] She [Bb]
bears [Eb]
[Bb] a message to us all we hold the net to [Ab] catch our fall
[Gm] Keeping strong and [Eb]
standing [Ab] tall
Indeed [Eb] and words we tell
[Fm]
So [C] [Gm] give a hand to [G] the passing [Ab] widow
She [Eb] runs [F] far from [Bb] her [Cm] home
Going [Gm] strong [Ab] as beautiful [F] as ever
She
[Ab] [Eb] shows us all [Bb] We're not
[Eb] You
[Ab] [Db]
[Gm]
[Db] [Bbm] [Ebm] [B]
[E]
[Eb]
[N]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Gm
123111113
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Let's start jamming Big Big Train - The Passing Widow chords, practice the chord sequence Cm, Gm, Eb, Ab, Bb, Ab, Gm, Bb, Cm, Gm, Ab and F. A strategic approach would be to train at 76 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 153. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Eb Major.

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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
She made _ plans [Fm] of things to do
_ _ [Eb] When he was here
_ _ [Cm] [Ab] They'd get through
their [Gm] _ plan to _ sell [Ab] the
_ oceans blue to _ _ _ dreams
_ _ [Bb] They'd
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Life _ that meant the [Fm] world to her
[Gm] Was taken _ by what [Eb] might [Ab] occur _ _
[Gm] in _ [Bb] any
_ [Eb] living skin [Ab] or _ _ The _ _ young
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] So _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] she gathered up her pack _
_ attached a little
_ [Ab] _ [Bb]
sleeping shack [G] to jog _ around the [Abm] [Eb] world [Ab] and back [Fm] a _ statement _ of [Bb] _ _ Love
_ _ What [Eb] _ _ _ did [Bb] she _ embarked upon
through rugged hills [Ab] and roads so _ long
_ [Gm] Perhaps _ he would be [Ab] _ [Eb] cheering on _ _ [Ab]
from
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb]
Give _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
a _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm]
hand [G] to the passing [Ab] _ widow
_ She [Eb] _ runs _ [F]
from [Bb] her _ [Cm] home _
Going [Gm] strong [Ab] as beautiful as [F]
ever
_ _ To [Eb] show [Ab] the _ world _ [Bb] They're not _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Bb] Into _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ ice [Fm] and summer _ _ _ [Eb] suns
[Gm] bears and wolves and men [Eb] with _ [Fm] guns
[G]
Through the thick and [Ab] thin she [Eb] runs
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Just [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ a _ wagon
[Ab] _ [Bb] by road in which to rest and [Eb] dream and
[Ab] _
_ She [Gm] _ would [Bb] find [Ab] the strength to come _ and bring home
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ Give [Eb] a hand [G] to the passing [Ab] _ widow _
She [Eb] _ runs _ [F] far [Bb] from the _ [Cm] whole
Going _
[Gm] strong [Ab] beautiful _ [F] as ever
_ _ To _ [Ab] show the [Bb] world
_ They're not _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ now her bones _ [Fm]
are
_ Crumbling to _ [Eb]
you
was to [Gm] _ find [Fm] a
brighter _ view _ [Gm] of _ life without
_ the [Ab] one she _ knew [Fm] and _ _
_ [Ab] _ She _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ bears _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] a message to us all we hold the net to [Ab] catch our _ fall _
[Gm] Keeping _ strong and _ [Eb] _
standing _ [Ab] tall
_ Indeed _ _ [Eb] and words we _ tell
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _
So _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] give a hand to [G] the passing _ [Ab] widow _
_ She [Eb] _ runs [F] far from [Bb] her _ [Cm] home
Going [Gm] _ strong [Ab] as beautiful [F] as ever
_ _ _ She _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] shows us _ all _ _ [Bb] We're not _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ You
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song is part of The Second Brightest Star album.

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