These Cold Lips chords by
June Tabor
June Tabor
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Key: Gb major
Verse 1
D
D

Bm
Bm

All things are quite silent,
Em
Em

Bm
Bm

alone with my love
Where the moonlight reflects
off the calm river Thames
Then our peace, it was shattered
E
E

Bm
Bm

D
D

Bm
Bm

by a loud, drunken gang
F#m
F#m

Cursing and shouting,
C#m
C#m

F#m
F#m

E
E

Bm
Bm

F#m
F#m

they burst out of the swan
Em
Em

D
D

I begged hard for my love,
Em
Em

as I'd beg for my life
D
D

Em
Em

D
D

Bm
Bm

But they kicked him, they punched him,
D
D

Em
Em

they drew out a knife
D
D

Em
Em

E
E

F#m
F#m

In the struggle he slipped
D
D

and fell into the weir
Em
Em

Bm
Bm

F#m
F#m

And the water turned red
D
D

E
E

Em
Em

Bm
Bm

with the blood of my dear
C#m
C#m

Bm
Bm

Through green fields and mead ows
C#m
C#m

Bm
Bm

we often have walked
And the sweet conversations of love
C#m
C#m

we have talked
Bm
Bm

Where the birds and the woodland
so sweetly did sing
C#m
C#m

And the lovely thrush's voices
B
B

C#m
C#m

E
E

Bm
Bm

Em
Em

Bm
Bm

F#m
F#m

made the valleys to ring
Bm
Bm

Em
Em

Bm
Bm

Em
Em

F#m
F#m

Bm
Bm

Em
Em

G
G

Bm
Bm

E
E

Oh, if only we'd been
Bm
Bm

somewhere else on that night
C#m
C#m

Bm
Bm

E
E

Oh, we could have stayed home
Bm
Bm

and avoided the fight
E
E

Bm
Bm

E
E

Now I'm left by the wa ter,
Em
Em

alone in such pain
Bm
Bm

E
E

And I'll never feel his sweet kiss
Bm
Bm

C#m
C#m

on these cold lips again
Bm
Bm

E
E

Bm
Bm

No, I'll never feel his sweet kiss
E
E

Bm
Bm

G
G

on these cold lips again
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