Tuning: D A D G B E

Rusalka, Rusalka / Wild Rushes (Drop D Tuning) [Chords] D Dm Bb C9 G G* F E A E|---2---|---1---|---0---|---0---|---0---|-------|-------|-------|-------| B|---3---|---3---|---3---|---3---|---0---|-------|-------|-------|-------| G|---2---|---2---|---0---|---0---|---0---|-------|-------|-------|---2---| D|---0---|---0---|---0---|---2---|---5---|---5---|---3---|---2---|---2---| A|---0---|---0---|---1---|---3---|---5---|---5---|---3---|---2---|---0---| D|---0---|---0---|-------|-------|---5---|---5---|---3---|---2---|-------| (Chord shapes are open to interpretation during Rusalka, Rusalka, it's a piano after all) [Rusalka, Rusalka] [Intro] Dm | Bb | C9 | G Dm | Bb | C9 | G F E [Verse 1]

^DmRusalka, Rusalka your ^Bbarms out of water Your ^C9hair like an alien ^Gbloom

^DmDark-eyed Rusalka, your ^Bbbrow tressed in flowers ^C9Pale in a liminal moon ^G

^DmAnd all that you ^Bbare is a ^C9star on the ^Gwater ^G ^F ^E Dm | Bb | C9 | G F E

[Verse 2]

When ^Dmfirst I went swimming, I ^Bbheeded no warning And ^C9dared breach your rippling pool ^G

As ^DmI lulled and lingered, the ^Bbring slipped my finger And ^C9drifted down the deepening cool ^G

And ^Dmall that I ^Bbwant is to ^C9fall in your ^Gshallows ^G ^F ^E Dm | Bb | C9 | G F E

[Verse 3]

And ^Dmnow we are wed, the ^Bbwater our bed And ^C9bank to bank property lake ^G

And ^Dmyou are my wild-eyed ru^Bbsalka, my river bride ^C9Drag me down, take me away ^G

And ^Dmhere we will ^Bblie, you and ^C9I, 'neath the ^Gcold, dark ^Dmsky Dm | Bb | C9 | G F E

[Wild Rushes - triplet feel throughout] [Transition]

^D1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . E|-------------------|-------------------| B|-3---------3-3-----|-3---------3-3-----| G|-2----(2)--2-2h4p2-|-2----(2)--2-2h4p2-| D|-0----(0)----0-----|-0----(0)----0-----| x4 A|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|

[Verse Progression]

^D1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . ^C91 . . 2 . . 3 . . ^D1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| B|-3---------3-3-----|-3---------3-3---3-|-3---------3-3---3-|-3---------3-3-----|-3---------3-3-----| G|-2----(2)--2-2h4p2-|-2----(2)--2-2---2-|-0----(0)--0-0---0-|-2----(2)--2-2h4p2-|-2----(2)--2-2h4p2-| D|-0----(0)----0-----|-0----(0)----0-----|-2----(2)--2-2---2-|-0----(0)----0-----|-0----(0)----0-----| A|-------------------|-------------------|-3----(3)----3-----|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| Beware the wild rushes, my mother told me that

^D1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . ^C91 . . 2 . . 3 . . ^D1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| B|-3---------3-3-----|-3---------3-3---3-|-3---------3-3---3-|-3---------3-3-----|-3---------3-3---3-| G|-2----(2)--2-2h4p2-|-2----(2)--2-2---2-|-0----(0)--0-0---0-|-2----(2)--2-2h4p2-|-2----(2)--2-2---2-| D|-0----(0)----0-----|-0----(0)----0-----|-2----(2)--2-2---2-|-0----(0)----0-----|-0----(0)----0-----| A|-------------------|-------------------|-3----(3)----3-----|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| grow on the banks side along the salt sea but

^C91 . . 2 . . 3 . . ^D1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| B|-3---------3-3---3-|-3---------3-3-----|-3---------3-3---3-| G|-0----(0)--0-0---0-|-2----(2)--2-2h4p2-|-2----(2)--2-2---2-| D|-2----(2)--2-2---2-|-0----(0)----0-----|-0----(0)----0-----| A|-3----(3)----3-----|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| I being young I

^C91 . . 2 . . 3 . . ^D1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| B|-3---------3-3---3-|-3---------3-3-----|-3---------3-3---3-| G|-0----(0)--0-0---0-|-2----(2)--2-2h4p2-|-2----(2)--2-2h4p2-| D|-2----(2)--2-2---2-|-0----(0)----0-----|-0----(0)----0-----| A|-3----(3)----3-----|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| headed her none So

^D1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . E|-------------------|-------------------| B|-3---------3-3-----|-3---------3-3-----| G|-2----(2)--2-2h4p2-|-2----(2)--2-2h4p2-| D|-0----(0)----0-----|-0----(0)----0-----| A|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| The summer...

[Verse 2 - Add in open A and high E strings to Verse Progression, fuller, more freely]

The ^Dsummer was here and the ^C9sun it was ^Dhigh And ^Dto the wild rushes I ^C9came by and ^Dby

And ^C9there took my ^Dseat and ^C9dipped in my ^Dfeet And ^Dthrough the wild rushes, a ^C9voice sweetly ^Dcried:

^GAhhh ^D [Verse 3] Come ^Ddown, my little darling, come ^C9closer to ^Dme

The ^Dwater is warm; it is ^C9salty and ^Dfree I ^C9long for your ^Dtouch but I ^C9won't ask too ^Dmuch

And ^DI, being foolish, walked ^C9in to my ^Dknees [Verse 4] Come ^Ddown, little darling, and ^C9lay at my ^Dbreast

Oh ^Dcome a little closer and ^C9I'll do the ^Drest I ^C9waited so ^Dlong for a ^C9lover to ^Dcome

And ^DI, being foolish, walked ^C9in to my ^Dchest ^GAhhh ^D

^GAhhh ^D [Verse 5] Come ^Ddown, my little darling, oh ^C9farther come ^Din

For ^Ddeeper the water, the ^C9sweeter the ^Dsin My ^C9lily lies ^Dhere, if you'd ^C9only draw ^Dnear

And ^DI, being foolish, went ^C9in to my ^Dchin [Verse 6] Oh ^Dcome, my little darling, do you ^C9feel my cool ^Dbreath?

Do you ^Dfeel my arms around you so ^C9warm and so ^Dwet? ^C9Swept from my ^Dfeet, she ^C9pulled me ^Dbeneath

And ^Din the wild rushes, I ^Cwent to my ^Gdeath [Instrumental Bridge] ^Bb1 . . 2 . . ^C91 . . 2 . . ^D1 . . 2 . . ^1 . . 2 . . E|-------------|-------------|-------2-----|-3-2---0-----| B|-------3-----|-------3-----|-----3---3---|-3---3---3---| G|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---2-------2-|-2---------0-| D|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|-0-----------|-0-----------| A|-1-----------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

Bb C9 F/D F G* A 1 . . 2 . . 1 . . 2 . . 1 . . 2 . . 1 . . 2 . . 1 . . 2 . . 1 . . 2 . . E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B|-------3-----|-------3-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| G|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------2---| D|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|-3-0---0---0-|-3-0---0---0-|-3-0---0---0-|-3---5---2---| A|-1-----------|-3-----------|-3-0---0---0-|-3-0---0---0-|-3-0---0---0-|-3---5---0---| D|-------------|-------------|-3-0---0---0-|-3-0---0---0-|-3-0---0---0-|-3---5-------| [Outro] Bb | C9 | D | D Bb | C9 | F/D | F/D | F/D | F G A Bb | C9 | D | D Bb | C9 | F/D | F/D | F/D | F G A Bb | C9 | D | D Bb | C9 | F/D | F/D | F/D | F/D | F\D | F\D D *********************************** | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | ^ Arpeggiated/Broken Chord ***********************************

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