Albatross — Judy Collins
Chords and lyrics for Albatross by Judy Collins (key of A).
Verse 1
Intro C#m F#m
[C#m]The lady comes to the gate[C#m]
[B]Dressed in lavender and [C#m]leather
[C#m]Looking North to the sea
[B]She finds the weather fine
She hears the [A]steeple bells
[A]Ringing through the orchard all the way from [C#m]town
[B]She watches seagulls [A]fly
[A]Silver on the ocean stitching through the waves
The edges of the [C#m]sky
Many [Bm]people wander up the [D]hills from all around [A]you
Making[E] up your memories and [Amaj7]thinking they have found[E] you
They [C#m]cover you with [G#m]veils of [A]wonder as if you were a [E]bride
Young [C#m]men holding [G#m]violets are[A] curious to know if you [E]have cried
And [A]tell you [E]why and [A]ask you [E]why, [A][E]either way you [A][E]answer
[E]Lace around the collars of the [Amaj7]blouses of the [E]ladies
[E]Flowers from a Spanish [Amaj7]friend of the [E]family
The [C#m]embroidery of your [G#m]life holds [Amaj7]you in and keeps you out
But you [E]survive, [C#m]imprisoned in your [G#m]bones
Behind the [Amaj7]isinglass windows of your [E]eyes
[G#m]And in the night, the [C#m]iron wheels [A]rolling through the rain
Down the [A]hills through the long [C#m]grass to the sea
And in the dark, the [G#m]hard bells [A]ringing with pain
[A]Come away alone[C#m]
[C#m]Even now by the [B]gate with your long hair [C#m]blowing
And the colors of [B]the day that lie along your arms
You must[A] barter your life to make sure you are [B]living
And the crowd that has[A] come, you give them the colors
[A]And the bells and the wind and the [C#m]dream
[E]Will there never be a prince
[Amaj7]Who rides along the sea and the [E]mountains?
[E]Scattering the sand and the [Amaj7]foam into amethyst [E]fountains
[C#m]Riding up the [G#m]hills from the [A]beach in the long summer [E]grass
[C#m]Holding the [G#m]sun in his hands and[A] shattering the [E]isinglass
[Bm]Day and night and day again and [D]people come and go away [A]forever
While the [C#m]shining [G#m]summer sea dances in the [A]glass of your [E]mirror
While you [C#m]search the[G#m] waves for [A]love and your visions for a [E]sign
The [C#m]knot of tears [G#m]around your throat is [A]crystallizing into your [E]design
And in the [G#m]night, the [C#m]iron wheels [A]rolling through the rain
Down the [A]hills through the long grass [C#m]to the sea
And in the dark, the [G#m]hard bells [A]ringing with pain
[A]Come away alone, come away alone with me[C#m]
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