Cordelia chords by
Maz O'connor
Maz O'connor
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Key: B major
Intro 1
B
B

E
E

B
B

E
E

Verse 1
B
B

Cordelia was
E
E

B
B

F#
F#

the third born child
B
B

G#m
G#m

B
B

E
E

B
B

She came unexpectedly
F#
F#

B
B

G#m
G#m

Apple of her
E
E

B
B

F#
F#

B
B

father's eye
G#m
G#m

E
E

B
B

Cast out at twenty -three
G#m
G#m

Cordelia always
E
E

B
B

F#
F#

speaks her mind
G#m
G#m

E
E

B
B

Truth trips into speech
F#
F#

G#m
G#m

E
E

B
B

F#
F#

I asked her to show me line by line
G#m
G#m

She said it's something
E
E

B
B

E
E

she can't teach
F#
F#

Cordelia
F#sus4
F#sus4

F#
F#

E
E

Won't you take me down
to the water's edge
G#m
G#m

And show me what you mean
E
E

My tongue is dense with dirt
B
B

F#
F#

F#sus4
F#sus4

Now I need you to wash it clean
F#
F#

E
E

Take me down to the water's edge
G#m
G#m

And show me my way home
E
E

I know I don't belong here
F#
F#

But I don't think that I can
G#m
G#m

E
E

B
B

F#
F#

G#m
G#m

E
E

B
B

Go Go
G#m
G#m

E
E

Cordelia's words could
B
B

F#
F#

start a war
G#m
G#m

E
E

B
B

Cause steel -bellied ships to sink
G#m
G#m

E
E

B
B

Me, I am weary and battle -sore
F#
F#

G#m
G#m

E
E

And too afraid of what
B
B

E
E

they'll think
B
B

F#
F#

Cordelia
E
E

Won't you take me down
F#
F#

to the water's edge
G#m
G#m

And show me what you mean
E
E

My tongue is dense with dirt
B
B

F#
F#

Now I need you to wash it clean
E
E

Take me down to the water's edge
G#m
G#m

And show me my way home
B
B

I know I don't belong here
E
E

F#
F#

But I don't think that I can
G#m
G#m

E
E

B
B

F#
F#

Go home
G#m
G#m

E
E

B
B

E
E

F#
F#

G#m
G#m

Go home
E
E

B
B

F#
F#

E
E

G#m
G#m

E
E

B
B

F#
F#

E
E

F#
F#

Oh Delia, won't you take
E
E

Take me down to the water's edge
G#m
G#m

And show me what you mean
E
E

My tongue is dense with dirt
F#
F#

Now I need you to wash it clean
E
E

F#
F#

Take me down to the water's edge
G#m
G#m

And show me my way home
E
E

I know they do me wrong here
F#
F#

Oh, I know they do me wrong
E
E

I know they do me wrong here
F#
F#

I know they do me wrong
E
E

I know they do me wrong here,
F#
F#

but I don't think I can say
G#m
G#m

E
E

B
B

F#
F#

no
No
G#m
G#m

E
E

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ChordsB E F# G#m F#sus4

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