Beloved Wife — Natalie Merchant
Chords and lyrics for Beloved Wife by Natalie Merchant (key of Am).
Intro
[Am] [F] [C]
Verse 1
[F]You were the love
[C]For certain of my life
[Dm]You were simply my [G]beloved wife
[F]I don't know for certain
[C]How I'll live my life
[Dm]Now alone without my [G]beloved wife
Chorus
[Am] [F] [C]My beloved wife
[Am] [F] [C]
[Am] [F] [C]I can't believe
[Am] [F] [C]I've lost the very best of me
Verse 2
[F]You were the love
[C]For certain of my life
[Dm]You were simply my [G]beloved wife
[F]I don't know for certain
[C]How I'll live my life
[Dm]Now alone without my [G]beloved wife
Chorus
[Am] [F] [C]My beloved wife
[Am] [F] [C]
[Am] [F] [C]I can't believe
[Am] [F] [C]I've lost the very best of me
Verse 3
[F]You were the love
[C]For certain of my life
[Dm]For fifty years simply my [G]beloved wife
[F]With another love [C]I'll never lie again
[Dm]It's you I can't deny
[Dm]It's you I can't defy
[Dm]A depth so deep into my grief
Bridge 1
Without my beloved soul
[F]I renounce my life
[C]As my right
[Dm]Now alone without my [G]beloved wife
Chorus
[Am] [F] [C]My beloved wife
[Am] [F] [C]My beloved wife
Bridge 2
[Am]My love is gone [F]she suffered long
[C]In hours of pain
[Am]My love is gone
[F]Now my suffering [C]begins
Bridge 3
[Am]My love is gone
[F]Would it be wrong if I should
[C]Surrender all the joy in my [Am]life
[F]Go with her [C]tonight?
Bridge 4
[Am]My love is gone [F]she suffered long
[C]In hours of pain
[Am]My love is gone
[F]Would it be wrong if I should
[C]Just turn my face away from the [Am]light
[F]Go with her [C]tonight?
Outro
[Am] [F] [C]