The Sorrowful Wife

Am i married my wife on the day of the eclipse Dm our friends awarded her courage with gifts Am now as the nights grow longer and the season shifts G i look to my sorrowful wife F G Am who is quietly tending her flowers F G who is quietly tending her . . . . . ( played over piano Solo ) Am - Dm - Am - Dm - F - G - Am - Dm - Am - Dm Am the water is high on the beckoning river Dm i made her a promise i could not deliver Am and the cry of the birds sends a terrible shiver G through me and my sorrowful wife F G Am who is shifting the furniture around F G who is shifting the furniture around ( played over piano Solo ) Am - Dm - Am - Dm - F - G - Am - Dm - Am - Dm Am now we sit beneath the knotted yew Dm and the bluebells bob around our shoes Am the task of remembering the telltale clues G goes to my lovely , my sorrowful wife F G Am who is counting the days on her fingers F G Dm who is counting the days on her . . . . . Am come on and help me babe Dm come on now Am help me babe Dm i was blind F the grass here grows long and high G twists right up to the sky Am Dm white clouds roll on by Am come on now and help me babe Dm i was blind Am i was a fool babe Dm i was blind come on now F a loose wind last night blew down G black trees bent to the ground Am Dm their blossoms made such a sound that i could not hear myself think babe come on now and help me babe help me now i was blind i was a fool