Abandoned Love - Gillian Welch
Tuning: , E A D G B E
The key to the Rawlings version is the walk-down from A in Dm, C, to the Bb in Gm formed by
0
3
0
0
1
3
Then to the A in Fmaj7, back up to the C in Cmaj
[Intro]
[Verse]
I can see the
turning of the
key
I ve been dece
ived by the cl
own inside of
me
I thought that
he was right
but he's afrai
d
But somethin's
telling me I
wear the ball
and chain
My patron sain
t is fighting
with the ghost
He's always of
f somewhere wh
en I need him
most
The Spanish mo
on is rising o
n the hill
But my heart i
s telling me I
love you stil
l
Everybody's we
arin' a disgui
se
To hide what t
hey've got lef
t behind their
Eyes
But me I can't
cover what I
am
Wherever the c
hildren go I'l
l follow them
I march in the
parade of lib
erty
But as long as
I love you I'
m not free
How long must
I suffer such
abuse?
Won't you let
me see your sm
ile before I t
urn you loose?
We sat in an e
mpty theatre a
nd we kissed
I asked you pl
ease to cross
me off your li
st
My head tells
me it's time t
o make a chang
e
But my heart i
s telling me "
I love you, bu
t you're stran
ge"
So one more ti
me at midnight
near the wall
Take off your
heavy makeup a
nd your Shawl
Won't you come
down from the
throne from w
here you sit?
Let me feel yo
ur love one mo
re time, befor
e I abandon it
I come back to
the town from
the flamin' m
oon
I see you in t
he street, I b
egan to swoon
I love to see
you dress befo
re the mirror
Won't you let
me in your roo
m one time bef
ore I finally
disappear?