Withered And Died

Elvis Costello

Key

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G F#m Asus4

= 320033 = 244222 = x02230

D = xx0232 Em = 022000 Asus2 = x02200

A = x02220 Em7 = 022030

h = hammer-on note

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Intro

D5/A G

E|--------------------|-----|--------------------|--3--|

B|--3-----------------|--3--|--3-----------------|--3--|

G|--0-h2-p0-----------|--2--|--0-h2-p0-----------|--2--|

D|--0-------4-2-0-----|--0--|--0-------4-2-0-----|--0--|

A|-----------------0--|--0--|-----------------2--|--2--|

E|--------------------|-----|--------------------|--3--|

Verse 1

D G

This cruel country has driven me down,

A D G A

Teased me and lied, teased me and lied,

D G

I've only sad stories to tell to this town,

A A7 D

My dreams have withered, and ...died

Verse 2

G F#m Em

Once I was bending the ...tops of the trees,

F#m Em Em7 A

Kind thoughts in my head, kind voices to hear

Verse 3

E|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|-------------|

D|-------------|

A|---0--2--4---|

E|-------------|

D G

Then I took up with a girl from the west,

A D G A

Played run and hide, played run and hide,

D G

Count one to ten, and she's gone like the rest,

A A7 D

My dreams have withered and died

Verse 4

G F#m Em

If I was a butterfly, l ived for a day,

F#m Em Em7 A

I could be free, just blowing a - way

Verse 5

E|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|-------------|

D|-------------|

A|---0--2--4---|

E|-------------|

D D/F# G

Silver moon sail up, and silver moon - shine,

A D G A

On the waters so wide, waters so wide,

D D/F# G

Slipped from the bed of a good friend of mine,

A A7 D

My dreams have withered and died

Verse 6

G F#m Em

Once I was bending the ...tops of the trees,

F#m Em Em7 A

Kind thoughts in my head, kind voices to hear

Verse 7

E|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|-------------|

D|-------------|

A|---0--2--4---|

E|-------------|

D D/F# G

This cruel country has driven me down,

A D G A

Teased me and lied, teased me and lied,

D G

I've only sad stories to tell to this town,

A A7 Bm

My dreams have withered, and died,

A A7 G

My dreams have withered, and died,

A A7 D G

My dreams have withered, and died----------!

Coda

A Asus4 Asus2 A Asus2 A Asus2 A D

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