*Crane Wife 1* INTRO G VERSE 1 It was a cold night

And the snow lay ^Emaround I pulled my coat tight Against the falling ^Cdown And the sun was all And the sun was all ^Gdown ^Em And the sun was all And the sun was all ^Cdown ^G

VERSE 2 I am a poor man

I haven't wealth nor ^Emfame I have my two hands And a house to my ^Cname And the winter's so And the winter's so ^Glong ^Em And the winter's so And the winter's so ^Clong ^D

CHORUS And all the stars were crashing 'round

As I laid eyes on what I'd ^Gfound VERSE 3

It was a white crane

It was a helpless ^Emthing Upon a red stain With an arrow its ^Cwing And it called and cried And it called and cried ^Gso ^Em And it called and cried And it called and cried ^Cso ^D

CHORUS And all the stars were crashing 'round

As I laid eyes on what I'd ^Gfound My crane wife, my crane ^Emwife ^C My crane wife, my crane ^Gwife

VERSE 4 Now I helped her

And I dressed her ^Emwounds And how I held her Beneath the rising ^Cmoon And she stood to fly And she stood to fly ^Gaway ^Em And she stood to fly She stood to fly ^Caway ^D

CHORUS And all the stars were crashing 'round

As I laid eyes on what I'd ^Gfound My crane wife, my crane ^Emwife ^C My crane wife, my crane ^Gwife

^GDa da da da d^Ema da da da da da^C da da da da da^G ^GDa da da da d^Ema da da da da da^C da da da da da^G

D Bm D G D Bm D G D Bm D G D Bb D G D Bm D G D Bb D G *Crane Wife 2* INTRO D VERSE 1

My crane wife arr^Cived at my ^Gdoor in the ^Dmoonlight All ^Cstar-bright and ^Gtongue tied I took her ^Din

VERSE 2

^DWe were married and ^Cbells rang ^Gsweet for our ^Dwedding And our ^Cbedding was ^Gready when we fell ^Din

CHORUS

^EmSound the keening be^All and see it's painted ^Emred Soft as fonta^Anel, the feathers in the ^Gthread When all I ever me^Aant to ^Cdo was to ^Gkeep you My c^Drane wife, my c^Grane wife, my c^Drane wife ^C ^D

VERSE 3

We were poorly, our ^Cfortunes ^Gfading ^Dhourly And ^Chow she ^Gvowed me she could bring it ^Dback

VERSE 4

^DBut I was greedy I was va^Cin and I ^Gforced her to ^Dweaving On ^Ccold loom in ^Gclosed room with down ^Dwove

CHORUS

OUTRO

^EmThere's a bend in the wind and it ^Frakes at my heart ^EmThere is blood in the thread and it ^Frakes at my heart

^GRakes at my he^Cart, ^Ghear^Ct, ^Ghear^Ct, ^Ghear^Ct, ^Ghear^Ct G C G C

^GHeart, ^Cheart, ^Gheart, ^Cheart, ^Gheart, ^Cheart,^G heart,^C heart My ^Dcrane wife

*Crane Wife 3* INTRO (D A G)x2 VERSE 1

^DAnd und^Aer the boughs u^Gnbound ^DAll clothed i^An a snowy sh^Groud ^DShe had no ^Aheart so hard^Gened ^DAll und^Aer the boughs u^Gnbound

(D A G)x2 VERSE 2

^DEach feather^A it fell from^G skin ^DTill threadb^Aare she gr^Gew thin ^DHow where my ey^Aes so blin^Gded ^DEach feather^A it fell from^G skin

CHORUS

And I will h^Dang my head h^Aang my head l^Gow And I will h^Dang my head h^Aang my head l^Gow

(D A G)x2 VERSE 3

^DThe gray sky^A looked bitte^Gr stained ^DA rain cloud^A and crane on^G wing ^DAll out beyo^And horizons o^Gh ^DA gray sky^A a bitt^Ger stain

CHORUS

(And I will ^Dhang my head ^Ahang my head ^Glow)x7 OUTRO

(D A G)x4 INTRO (D A G)x2 VERSE 1

^DAnd und^Aer the boughs u^Gnbound ^DAll clothed i^An a snowy sh^Groud ^DShe had no ^Aheart so hard^Gened ^DAll und^Aer the boughs u^Gnbound

(D A G)x2 VERSE 2

^DEach feather^A it fell from^G skin ^DTill threadb^Aare she gr^Gew thin ^DHow where my ey^Aes so blin^Gded ^DEach feather^A it fell from^G skin

CHORUS

And I will h^Dang my head h^Aang my head l^Gow And I will h^Dang my head h^Aang my head l^Gow

(D A G)x2 VERSE 3

^DThe gray sky^A looked bitte^Gr stained ^DA rain cloud^A and crane on^G wing ^DAll out beyo^And horizons o^Gh ^DA gray sky^A a bitt^Ger stain

CHORUS

(And I will ^Dhang my head ^Ahang my head ^Glow)x6 OUTRO

(D A G)x4

Decemberists - Crane wife parts 1 2 3