Crowing — Toad The Wet Sprocket
Chords and lyrics for Crowing by Toad The Wet Sprocket (key of D).
Intro
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(This is also repeated in each A E Bm F#m Bm A/C# D pattern in the verses
and choruses)
End Of Chorus
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Intro
[A] [E] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [A/C#] [D]
Verse 1
Been [A]waiting [E] to [Bm]find[F#m]
[Bm]you could've been happier given the [E]time
If he'd [A]make up [E] his [Bm]mind[F#m]
You'd give [Bm]yourself to [A/C#]anybody who would [D]cross that line
Chorus
And it was [D]never a [E]question[F#m]
He was [Bm]crowing [A/C#]for [D]repair
You'd give him [D]love and [E]affection
But [F#m]you couldn't [E]keep him [D]there
Verse 2
Get [A]over[E] [Bm]regrets[F#m]
While you were [Bm]sleeping with the angels he was [E]under the bed
And the [A]more skin [E] that you [Bm]shed[F#m]
The more that the [Bm]air in your throat [A/C#]will linger
when you [D]call him your friend
Chorus
And it was [D]never a [E]question[F#m]
He was [Bm]crowing[A/C#] for [D]repair
You'd give him [D]love and [E]affection
But [F#m]you couldn't [E]keep him there[D]
Bridge
Staring[F#m] at a cold [G]little hand
Reading [D]fault lines in a [E]shell of a man
You were [F#m]waiting for a word [G]from above
Wouldn't you [D]know it, no answer ever did come
Chorus
And it was [D]never a [E]question[F#m]
You were [Bm]crowing[A/C#] for [D]repair
You'd give him [D]love and [E]affection
But [F#m]you couldn't [E]keep him there[D]
And it was [D]never a [E]question[F#m]
You were [Bm]crowing[A/C#] for [D]repair
You'd give him [D]love and [E]affection
But [F#m]you couldn't [E]keep him there[D]
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