Key: F major•
Intro 1
F
F
F
F
Bb
Bb
Bb
Bb
Verse 1
like the branch of a tree
Under cotton and calicoes
Over canopy dapple long ago
F
F
Verse 2
was the weepin' of me
That the sound of the saw
Must be felled for to fight the cold
I fretted fire, but that was long ago
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F
F
F
Chorus 1
F
Dm
Bb
And it's not tonight
F
Dm
Bb
Where I'm set alight
F
Dm
C
And I blink in sight
F
Dm
Bb
Oh, it's not tonight
F
Dm
Bb
Where you hold me tight
F
Dm
C
Light a fire bright
F
Bb
Oh, but you're good to me,
F
Bb
oh, you're good to me
F
Bb
Oh, but you're good to me,
Interlude 1
F
F
F
F
(baby)
Bb
Bb
Bb
Bb
Verse 3
my heart rose to its feet
Bb
Like the ashes of ash I saw rise in the heat
Settle soft and as pure as snow
I fell in love with the fire long ago
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F
Verse 4
I was never the same
Watching still-living roots
I was fixed on your hand of gold
Layin' waste to my lovin' long ago
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F
F
F
Chorus 2
F
Dm
Bb
That's not tonight
F
Dm
Bb
Where I'm set alight
F
Dm
C
And I blink in sight
F
Dm
Bb
Oh, and it's not tonight
F
Dm
Bb
Where you hold me tight
F
Dm
C
Light the fire bright
F
Bb
Oh, you're good to me,
F
Bb
oh, you're good to me
F
Bb
Oh, but you're good to me,
Interlude 2
Dm
Bb
Dm
Gm
Bb
(baby)
Verse 5
as you licked off the grain
Though I've handled the wood,
Long as amber of ember glows
All the "would that I'd loved" is long ago
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F
Chorus 3
F
Dm
Bb
And it's not tonight
F
Dm
Bb
Where I'm set alight
F
Dm
C
And I blink in sight
F
Dm
Bb
Oh, and it's not tonight
F
Dm
Bb
When you hold me tight
F
Dm
C
Light the fire bright
F
Bb
Oh, you're good to me,
F
Bb
oh, you're good to me
F
Bb
Oh, but you're good to me
F
Bb
F
Bb
Oh, oh, you're good to me,
F
Bb
you're good to me
F
Bb
F
Oh, but you're good to me, baby
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF Bb Dm C Gm
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