Chords for Joanna Newsom - No Provenance (with lyrics)

Tempo:
111.7 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

G

Bb

Cm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joanna Newsom - No Provenance (with lyrics) chords
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[Cm] [G] .
[Bb] [Ab] .
Allelu Allelu.
I have [Cm] died, happy [G] and [Gm] .
lived.
To [Ab] tell the tale to you.
I have [Cm] slept for forty [G].
years and.
To [Bb] .
[Ab] find me gone.
I [Cm] woke safe [C] and [Ab] warm in your arms.
In [Eb] your arms.
[Ab] Your .
[Fm] arms.
In [Bb] your [Eb] [Bb] arms.
[Cm] Nor been [G] formed for [Bb] .
the [Ab] natural law.
Squatting, [C] yording on [Cm] my [G] stool and I stall.
[Gm] [Bb] We spun [Ab] gold clear out of stall.
And when [Cm] our bales of [G] bullion [Bb] were stored.
You [Ab] burned [Eb] me like [Ab] a bond.
A [Cm] burnt saint [C] and [Ab] warm in your arms.
In [Eb] your [Ab] [Cm] [Ab] arms.
Your [Eb] [Ab] arms.
[Fm] [Eb] [Fm].
I am afraid [G] [F] of the big return.
There's a certain [Dm] conversation [Bb] lost [Dm] and.
[A] That loss [D] incurred.
[F] Would nobody remaining [G] to register who [Fm] .
had [Db] passed.
[Eb] [C] This way in the [F] night, in the middle of the [Dm] night .
[Bb] [G] Ignorating their [A] [D] grace and their sight.
[F] That only I [G] remember on earth how [Cm] we had our [G] talk.
[Bb] We [Ab] took our [Gm] ride.
So that there was [C] no [Eb] one [G] home.
And the lights are [Gm] all [Eb] [Ab] flickered and [Ab] died.
[Bb] And [Cm] once more I believe [Gb] that [G] you knew it too.
[Bb] .
I [Ab] think you saw their flares.
And [Eb] kept [C] me safely in [Ab] the wares.
In [Eb].
your arms.
[Ab] .
Your [Fm] arms.
In [Bb] your [Eb] arms.
[Bb] The [C] grass [Cm] was [G] tall.
[Bb] And [Ab] strong [D] with birds.
I [Cm] assayed that high sashay [G] which in my mind was my [Bb] way.
You [Ab] hung behind in yours.
[Eb] Anyhow she [C] did not lay.
[Cm] [G] I do not [Bb] know [Gm] what [Ab] drew our eyes to hers.
That little [C] black mare [Ab] did not stir.
Till I [Eb] lay down [Ab] in your arms.
[B] [Fm] .
Poor old [Db] [Ab] dirty [C] little dog, [F] sighs horse.
[Dm] Swaying and [Bb] wheezing [B] as [A] a matter of [D].
course.
[F] [G] Swaying and wheezing [C] as [Fm] a [Cm] matter of [Db].
pride.
[C] That [Am] poor [F] old nag, not [C] four [Dm] pounds wide, [Bb] had waited [G] [A] a long [G] [D] time.
[F] Coated [G] in salt, but could [Fm] light and shed .
[C] Run foul of the [F] fence and in the middle of the [Dm] night.
She'd [Bb] sprung up, [B].
no [A] [D] provenance .
[F] Bearing [G] the whites of [Fm] her [Eb] eyes.
And [Db] you, in [Eb] your [C].
arrangement with [F] fate.
Nodded sadly at [Dm] her lame [Bb] assortment.
[A] That steady [D] [A] old [D] gate.
[G] [F] Her faultlessly [Bb] [G] elated [Cm] wish -belly [G] face.
[Gm] [Bb].
One [Ab] mile the lover [Bb].
goes.
And pretty [C] tiny apple [G] seed beside like [Gm] feed.
Tell us who was [Ab] it that you loved the most.
[Gm] Pretty [Cm] tiny apple [Fm] seed, [G] leave a trail that [Gm] leads .
Straight [Ab] back down to the farm.
Lay me down safe and warm in your arms.
In [Gm] your [Cm] [Dm] [F].
arms.
[G] [Ab] [Fm] [C] .
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Ab
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G
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Bb
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Cm
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C
3211
Ab
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G
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Bb
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To start learning Joanna Newsom - No Provenance chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bb, Ab, Cm, G, Bb and Cm in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 55 BPM and then match the original tempo of 112 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Eb Major.

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ .
_ Allelu Allelu.
I have [Cm] died, happy _ [G] and _ _ [Gm] _ _ .
lived.
To [Ab] tell the tale to you.
I have [Cm] slept for forty _ [G].
years and.
To [Bb] _ _ _ .
[Ab] find _ _ me gone.
I [Cm] woke safe [C] and [Ab] warm in your _ arms.
_ _ In [Eb] your _ _ _ _ arms.
[Ab] Your _ .
_ [Fm] _ arms.
In _ [Bb] your _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] arms.
_ [Cm] Nor been [G] formed _ for [Bb] _ .
the _ [Ab] _ natural _ law.
Squatting, [C] yording on [Cm] my [G] stool and I stall.
[Gm] _ [Bb] We spun [Ab] gold _ clear out of stall.
And when [Cm] our bales of _ [G] bullion [Bb] were stored.
You [Ab] burned _ [Eb] me like [Ab] a bond.
A [Cm] burnt saint [C] and [Ab] warm in your _ arms.
_ _ In [Eb] your _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ [Ab] arms.
Your [Eb] _ _ [Ab] arms.
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Fm].
I am _ afraid [G] [F] of the big return.
_ There's a certain [Dm] conversation _ _ [Bb] lost [Dm] and.
[A] That loss _ [D] _ incurred.
[F] Would nobody remaining [G] to _ register who [Fm] _ .
had [Db] _ passed.
[Eb] [C] This way in the [F] night, in the middle of the [Dm] night _ .
_ [Bb] _ [G] Ignorating their [A] [D] grace and their sight.
_ _ [F] That only I [G] remember on earth how [Cm] we had our [G] talk.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ We [Ab] took _ _ our [Gm] ride.
So that there was [C] no [Eb] one [G] home.
And the lights are [Gm] all _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] flickered and _ [Ab] _ died.
[Bb] And [Cm] once more I believe [Gb] that [G] you knew it too.
[Bb] _ .
I [Ab] think you saw their flares.
And [Eb] kept [C] me safely in [Ab] the _ wares.
_ _ In _ [Eb].
your arms.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ .
Your [Fm] arms.
In _ [Bb] your _ _ [Eb] arms.
[Bb] The [C] grass [Cm] was [G] _ _ tall.
[Bb] And _ [Ab] strong _ _ [D] with birds.
I [Cm] assayed that high sashay [G] which in my mind was my [Bb] way.
You [Ab] hung _ _ behind in yours.
[Eb] Anyhow she [C] did not lay.
[Cm] [G] I do not [Bb] know [Gm] what [Ab] drew our _ eyes to hers.
That little [C] black mare [Ab] did not _ stir.
_ Till I [Eb] _ lay down _ [Ab] in _ your arms.
[B] _ _ [Fm] _ .
Poor old [Db] _ _ [Ab] dirty [C] little dog, [F] sighs horse.
_ _ [Dm] _ Swaying and [Bb] _ wheezing [B] as [A] a matter of [D].
course.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] Swaying and wheezing [C] as [Fm] a [Cm] matter of [Db].
pride.
[C] That [Am] poor [F] old nag, not [C] four [Dm] pounds wide, [Bb] had waited [G] _ [A] a long [G] _ [D] time.
_ _ [F] _ _ Coated [G] in salt, but could [Fm] light and shed _ .
[C] Run foul of the [F] fence and in the middle of the [Dm] night.
She'd [Bb] sprung up, [B].
no [A] _ _ _ [D] provenance _ _ .
[F] _ _ Bearing [G] the whites of [Fm] her [Eb] eyes.
And [Db] you, in [Eb] your [C].
arrangement with [F] fate.
Nodded sadly at [Dm] her lame _ _ [Bb] _ assortment.
[A] That steady [D] [A] old [D] _ gate.
[G] [F] Her faultlessly [Bb] _ [G] _ elated [Cm] wish _ -belly [G] _ face.
_ [Gm] _ [Bb].
One [Ab] mile _ the lover [Bb].
goes.
And pretty [C] tiny apple _ [G] seed beside like [Gm] feed.
Tell us who was [Ab] it that you loved the most.
[Gm] Pretty [Cm] tiny apple [Fm] seed, [G] leave a trail that [Gm] leads _ .
Straight [Ab] back _ down to the farm.
Lay me down safe and warm in your arms.
In [Gm] your [Cm] _ [Dm] _ [F].
arms.
_ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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This track, written by Joanna Newsom, is part of the album Have One On Me.

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