Poetry chords by T‐Bone Burnett

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Verse 1
G 
 (G major) I've been so long searching for you
Em 
through  (E minor) ice and sleet and snow
C 
 (C major) Now I've finally found you,
D 
I will  (D major) never let you go
G 
I've been broken  (G major) into pieces
Em 
and  (E minor) frightened like a child
C 
Hiding  (C major) in the blackness
D 
of the  (D major) darkness of the night
C 
G 
I  (C major) love you more  (G major) than
C 
G 
dreams and  (C major) poetry  (G major) 
C 
G 
More  (C major) than laughter, more  (G major) than tears,
C 
G 
more than  (C major) mystery  (G major) 
F 
C 
I  (F major) love you more  (C major) than rhythm,
F 
C 
more  (F major) than song  (C major) 
F 
C 
I  (F major) love you more  (C major) with every
F 
D 
G 
breath  (F major) I draw  (D major)  (G major) 
In the blackness and the darkness
Em 
there  (E minor) are shadows cast
C 
People  (C major) are but phantoms
D 
and the  (D major) hours never pass
G 
But your love  (G major) is furious
Em 
and your  (E minor) love's so hot it burns
C 
Love  (C major) is mysterious,
D 
it  (D major) cuts too deep for words
C 
G 
So  (C major) I love you more  (G major) than
C 
G 
dreams and  (C major) poetry  (G major) 
C 
G 
More  (C major) than laughter, more  (G major) than tears,
C 
G 
more than  (C major) mystery  (G major) 
F 
C 
I  (F major) love you more  (C major) than rhythm,
F 
C 
more  (F major) than song  (C major) 
F 
C 
I  (F major) love you  (C major) more with every
F 
D 
G 
breath  (F major) I draw  (D major)  (G major) 
I've been so long, I've been so long
I've been so long, I've been so long
Thank for you