Curse Of The Witches — Strawberry Alarm Clock
Chords and lyrics for Curse Of The Witches by Strawberry Alarm Clock (key of G).
Intro
[Dm] [C] [F] [Am]
[Dm] [C] [F] [Am]
[Dm]Why? Why? [C]Why? Why? [F]Why? [Am]Why?
Verse 1
It was [Dm]21 years [C]ago (long ago) [F]mother spoke to [Am]me (long ago)
And said [Dm]the duration of the [C]seed to the [F]root of our family [Am]tree
Was [Dm]struck with the curse of the [C]witches [F]blackened and [Am]evil
They were [Dm]then proved and [C]condemned by the [F]Quakers and [Am]Puritans
"I [Dm]thought our branches and [C]sprouts were ever clear, but [F]one leaf is [Am]dark"
Chorus
With [Bb]tear in eye, and heart of love, she [Am]said she would leave
[Bb]Then with a questioned expression she asked: [Am]"Do you [Gbm][D]believe?"[D][Gbm]
[Gbm] [D] [Gbm] [D]
[Gbm]She was [D]sentenced by [Gbm]her [D]accusers, [Gbm]to be [D]secretly [Gbm]burned to the [D]stake
[Gbm]Till[D] [Gbm][D]death [Gbm][D][Gbm]comes[D]
Bridge
[Abm]But as the [Db]years went by, [Bbm]everything got so much [Eb]better for me
I [Abm]found a wife who [Db]had my child, they were [Bbm]perfect healthy and we [Eb]got so
wealthy
[Abm]Once strange thing [Db]happened though As my [Bbm]daughter reached [Eb]six years old
She [Abm]had trouble [Db]getting along with [Bbm]one boy who [Eb]sang his song
She [Abm]then wished that [Db]he would die
[Bbm]And [Am]the [Abm]next [Gm]day [Gbm]he [Fm]was [Em]dead
Verse 2
[Dm]The people of the [C]town [F]said she must [Am]pay
For [Dm]having the curse of the [C]witch she must be [F]burned at the [Am]stake
Her [Dm]mother and I we [C]fought and screamed [F]for her to [Am]live
But [Dm]when the judge [C]had his say, quote: [F]"To end her curse-filled [Am]life,
[Dm]she [C]must [F]die..."[Am]
Chorus
With [Bb]tears in eye and hearts of love, we[Am] said she had to leave
[Bb]Then with a questioned expression she asked: [Am]"Do you [Gbm][D]believe?"[D][Gbm]
[Gbm] [D] [Gbm] [D]
[Gbm]She was [D]sentenced by [Gbm]her [D]accusers [Gbm]to be [D]secretly [Gbm]burned to the [D]stake
[Gbm]Till[D] [Gbm][D]death [Gbm][D][Gbm]comes[D]
Solo
[Gm] [C] [Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C] [Gm] [C]
Verse 3
[Dm]Why? Why? Why? [C]Why? [F]Why? [Am]Why?
[Dm]My wife, she couldn't take [C]it, her [F]heart was much too [Am]weak
It was the [Dm]day her heart stopped [C]beating I [F]knew it was too [Am]late
[Dm]Without a friend to [C]talk[F] to there is no reason to [Am]speak
[Dm]The love I had for the [C]town had [F]completely turned to [Am]hate
Chorus
With [Bb]tear in eye and no heart at all, I [Am]knew I would leave
Then [Bb]looked, looked up to the sky and asked: [Am]"Who can I [Gbm][D]believe?"[Gbm]
[D] [Gbm] [D] [Gbm] [D]
[Gbm]Everything hurts [D]so much [Gbm]I can't take [D]it
To [Gbm]be happy [D]I'll have [Gbm]to [D]wait [Gbm]till[D] [Gbm]death[D] [Gbm][D][Gbm]comes[Gbm][D]
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