Withered and Died — Richard & Linda Thompson
Chords and lyrics for Withered and Died by Richard & Linda Thompson (key of C).
Verse 1
Richard And Linda Thompson - Withered And Died
Intro
[C]
Verse 1
This cruel country has driven me [F]down
[G]Teased me and [C]lied, [F]teased me and [G]lied
I've [C]only sad stories to tell to this [F]town
[G]My dreams have withered and [C]died
Chorus
[F]Once I was bending the [C]tops of the [Dm]trees
Kind [C]words in my [Dm]ear, kind [Am]faces to [G]see
Verse 2
[C]Then I struck up with a boy from the [F]West
[G]Played run and [C]hide, [F]played run and [G]hide
[C]Count one to ten and he's gone with the [F]rest
[G]My dreams have withered and [C]died
Instrumental
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [Am] [G]
Verse 3
[C]Silver moon sail up and silver moon [F]shine
On the [G]waters so [C]wide, [F]waters so [G]wide
[C]Steal from the bed of some good friend of [F]mine
[G]My dreams all withered and [C]died
Chorus
If [F]I was a butterfly, [C]lived for a [Dm]day
[C]I could be [Dm]free just [Am]blowing [G][Am]away[G/B]
Verse 4
[C]This cruel country has driven me [F]down
[G]Teased me and [C]lied, [F]teased me and [G]lied
I've [C]only sad stories to tell to this [F]town
[G]My dreams have withered and [C][F][G]died[C][G/B]
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