AmI (x02210@1)married my wife on the day of the eclipse
DmOur (xx0231@1)friends awarded her courage with gifts
AmNow (x02210@1)as the nights grow longer and the season shifts
GI (320003@1)look to my sorrowful wife
       F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)         AmWho (x02210@1)is quietly tending her flowers
       F (133211@1)     GWho (320003@1)is quietly tending her.....

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Am- (x02210@1)Dm- (xx0231@1)Am- (x02210@1)Dm- (xx0231@1)F- (133211@1)G- (320003@1)Am- (x02210@1)Dm- (xx0231@1)Am- (x02210@1)Dm (xx0231@1)AmThe (x02210@1)water is high on the beckoning river
DmI (xx0231@1)made her a promise I could not deliver
AmAnd (x02210@1)the cry of the birds sends a terrible shiver
GThrough (320003@1)me and my sorrowful wife
       F (133211@1)          G (320003@1)       AmWho (x02210@1)is shifting the furniture around
       F (133211@1)          GWho (320003@1)is shifting the furniture around

(played over piano solo) 
Am- (x02210@1)Dm- (xx0231@1)Am- (x02210@1)Dm- (xx0231@1)F- (133211@1)G- (320003@1)Am- (x02210@1)Dm- (xx0231@1)Am- (x02210@1)Dm (xx0231@1)AmNow (x02210@1)we sit beneath the knotted Yew
DmAnd (xx0231@1)the bluebells bob around our shoes
AmThe (x02210@1)task of remembering the telltale clues
GGoes (320003@1)to my lovely, my sorrowful wife
       F (133211@1)          G (320003@1)         AmWho (x02210@1)is counting the days on her fingers
       F (133211@1)          G (320003@1)            DmWho (xx0231@1)is counting the days on her.....
            AmCome (x02210@1)on and help me babe
        DmCome (xx0231@1)on now
AmHelp (x02210@1)me babe
      DmI (xx0231@1)was blind
F (133211@1) 
The grass here grows long and high
GTwists (320003@1)right up to the sky
Am (x02210@1)                 DmWhite (xx0231@1)clouds roll on by
                AmCome (x02210@1)on now and help me babe
      DmI (xx0231@1)was blind
        AmI (x02210@1)was a fool babe
      DmI (xx0231@1)was blind
Come on now
  FA (133211@1)loose wind last night blew down
  GBlack (320003@1)trees bent to the ground
      Am (x02210@1)                 DmTheir (xx0231@1)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