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Mrs. Hemingway chords by
Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Key: Eb major•
Intro 1
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Gdim
Gdim
5

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Bbdim
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F#m
F#m
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F#m
F#m
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Verse 1
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G

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We packed up our books and our dishes
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Our dreams and your worsted
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G

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wool suits
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A

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F#m
F#m
2

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We sailed on the eighth
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of December
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F#m
F#m
2

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Farewell old Hudson River
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Em
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G

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Here comes the sea
Bm
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And love was as new
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and as bright and as true
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Em
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When I loved you and you loved me
Verse 2
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Two steamer trunks in the carriage
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D

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Safe arrival we cabled back home
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A

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It was just a few days be
F#m
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G

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fore Christmas
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A

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D

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We filled our stockings with wishes
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G

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Em
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and walked for hours
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Arm and arm through the rain,
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Bm
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2

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to the glassed- in cafe
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That held us like hot house flowers
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G

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Living
Verse 3

in Paris,
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F#m
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in attics and garrets
Gm
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3

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F#
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Bm
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Where the coal merchants climb every stair
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The dance hall next door is filled
F#m
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with sailors and whores
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Em
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And the mu sic floats up
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through the air
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G

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There's Sancerre and oysters,
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F#m
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cathedrals and cloisters
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C#dim
C#dim
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Bm
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And time with its unerring aim
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Bm
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G
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For now we can say we
Bm
Bm
2

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D
D

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were lucky most days
Em
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And throw a rose into the Seine
Verse 4
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Love is the greatest deceiver
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It hollows you out like a drum
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And suddenly nothing is
F#m
F#m
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certain
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F#m
F#m
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As if all the clouds closed the curtains
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Em
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And blocked the sun
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G

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And friends now are stranger
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F#
F#
2

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Bm
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2

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s in this city of danger
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Em
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As cold and as cruel as they come
Interlude 1
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F#m
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Bbdim
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Bm
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F#m
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Em
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Verse 5
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Sometimes I look at old pictures
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A

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Em
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And smile at how happy we were
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D
D

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How easy it was to be hungry
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F#m
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It wasn't for fame or for money
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Em
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It was for love
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And now my copper hair's grey
F#
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2

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Bm
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As the stone on the quay
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In the city where magic was
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Living in
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Paris,
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F#m
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in attics and garrets
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Gm
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Where the coal merchants
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Bm
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climb every stair
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F#
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The dance hall next door is filled with
F#m
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sailors and whores
Em
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And the music floats up
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through the air
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There's Sancerre and oysters,
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F#m
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and Notre Dame's cloisters
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C#dim
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Bm
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And time with it s unerring aim
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Bm
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G
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For now we can say we
D
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were lucky most days
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And throw a rose into the Seine
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Now I can say I was lucky
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most days
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And throw a rose into the
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Seine
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • Gdim

    5

  • Bbdim

  • Em

  • A

  • F#m

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • E

  • Gm

    3

  • F#

    2

  • C#dim

    4

  • C#m

    4

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Mrs. Hemingway by Mary Chapin Carpenter is Eb major.

The primary chords used in Mrs. Hemingway are Ab, Eb, Abdim, Cbdim, Fm, Bb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Ab, Eb, Abdim, Cbdim, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Mrs. Hemingway is approximately 29 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Mrs. Hemingway using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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