Seven Years — Natalie Merchant
Chords and lyrics for Seven Years by Natalie Merchant (key of F).
Verse 1
[F]How did I love you? There was no [C]measuring
[Dm]Far above this dirty world, far above [Bb]everything
[Bb]In your tower over it, you were [C]clean
Verse 2
[F]So warm and insightful were you in my [C]eyes
[Dm]I was sure the rightful guardian of my [Bb]life
[Bb]Damn you betrayer, [C]how you [Dm]lied
Chorus
[Bb]But for seven years
[C]You were loved, I laid golden orchid crowns around your [F]feet
[Bb]And for seven years
[C]I bowed down to touch the ground so holy; your [F]devotee
[Bb]You were, you were [Db]all that I could [Dm]see
Verse 3
[F]I've got my sight now, I see everything you [C]hid
[Dm]So don't you try to right now all the wrong you [Bb]did
[Bb]I might forget you, but [C]not [Dm]forgive
Chorus
[Bb]But for seven years
[C]You were loved, I laid golden orchid crowns around your [F]feet
[Bb]And for seven years
[C]I bowed down to touch the ground so holy; your [F]devotee
[Bb]And for seven years, you were so [C]revered
[F]I made offerings of anything and everything I [C]had
[Bb]You were, you were [Db]all that I could [Dm]see
Outro
[Bb]You were, you were [Db]all that I could [Dm]see