• Song:

    Song To The Siren

  • Artist:

    David Gray

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Transcribed by Rob Duthart 08/01/2011.

Use a capo on the first fret. This is my own interpretation of the David Gray 
cover of Tim Buckleys Song to the Siren featured on David Grays live Album A 
thousand miles behind. Enjoy :)

A (x02220@1)           Cm (x3101x@1)       
Long afloat on shipless oceans
D (xx0232@1)          Fm/E
I did all my best to smile
A (x02220@1)             Cm'Til (x3101x@1)your singing eyes and fingers
D (xx0232@1)             Fm/E
Drew me loving to your isle
A (x02220@1) 
And you sang
GSail (320003@1)to me
FmSail (133111@1)to me
         ALet (x02220@1)me enfold you
FmHere (133111@1)I am
A (x02220@1)         
Here I am
              Cm (x3101x@1)            DWaiting (xx0232@1)to hold you, Waiting to ho......ld you

A (x02220@1)             CmDid (x3101x@1)I dream you dreamed about me?
D (xx0232@1)                  Fm/E
Were you here when i was full sail
A (x02220@1)          CmNow (x3101x@1)my foolish boat is leaning 
D (xx0232@1)            Fm/E
Broken lovelorn on your rocks,
A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)           Fm (133111@1)                       AFor (x02220@1)you sing, "Touch me not, touch me not, come back tomorrow
Fm (133111@1)                A (x02220@1)              Cm (x3101x@1)             DO (xx0232@1)my heart, O my heart shies from the sorrow"

A (x02220@1)         CmI (x3101x@1)am puzzled as the newborn child
D (xx0232@1)         Fm/E
I am troubled at the tide
A (x02220@1)        Fm/E
Should I stand amid the breakers?
D (xx0232@1)             Fm/E
Should I lie with Death my bride?
A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1)           Fm (133111@1)                       A (x02220@1)Hear me sing, "Swim to me, Swim to me, Let me enfold you
Fm (133111@1)                A (x02220@1)            Cm (x3101x@1)     DHere (xx0232@1)I am, Here I am, Waiting to hold you"
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