The Dead Waltz

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capo 1

G
i saw your daughter yesterday
A Bm
as i was idle on the porch
A G
she slept – walked from your house down the walkway
A Bm
as though she’d done it all before
A G
and the moon was out

interlude :
A Bm A G A Bm A G

and in her gown beside the riverbed
A Bm
she got down on her knees
A G
and wrapped her long hair up in vines , and leaves , and branches
A Bm
and with the wind beneath her feet

oh , she waltzed with the dead

interlude :
C Em D C Em

D
and everything was bathed
C Em
in light white as milk
G
as the impossible began
D C
she danced across the water’s edge
Em G
but her feet , they didn’t sink
D C Em D G
as though she flew

G ( hold for a long time )

D A G

D
i ran out in the water
A
with a lantern in my hand
G
i was waste deep and shivering

i took her wrist and walked her in
D
i was loathe to interrupt her
A
but i had to get her home
G D
if people were to see this they’d gather up , raise hell and burn her alive

A G D A G D A G

G
don’t you mind , don’t you mind

she’ll be fine

tie a bell around her ankle

before she lays down at night

and the sound of her footsteps

will wake me in time

don’t you mind , don’t you mind

i’ll watch over her
D
as though she were mine

i feel like i’m missing some chords , help us out in the comments .

– ben malley