White Dress Chords
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| Difficulty: | beginner |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Key: | C |
| Capo: | no capo |
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composed by Dave Swarbrick (Fairport Convention)
amended by Ralph McTell
album: Slide back the Screen (1979)
[Intro]
| C | Am | C | Am | Am G |
[Verse 1]
F C F C
Feel how the wind blows, De-cember des-pair
F C Dm G
Bring me a ribbon, I’ll tie back your hair
F C F C
Stay by my side, you’ve gone where I’ve gone
F Em Dm G G
Don’t cling to the past, love, while time’s moving on
[Chorus]
C Am C Am
Come and kiss me, it’s gonna be al-right
F C
Put on your white dress
Dm G C
Then I'll take you dancing to-night
| Am | C | Am | Am |
[Verse 2]
F C F C
Gone are my sorrows, that’s none of your care
F C Dm G
Come from the window, it's soft on the stairs
F C F C
While life is in us, let's love all we can
F Em Dm G G
You'll be my woman and I'll be your man
[Chorus]
C Am C Am
Come and kiss me, it’s gonna be al-right
F C
If you put on your white dress
Dm G C
And I'll take you dancing to-night
| Am | Bm | E |
[Instrumental verse]
D A D A
D A Bm E
D A D A
Bm A Bm E
[Interlude]
| C | Am | C | Am | Am G |
[Verse 4]
F C F C
And if you get weary, I’ll sing you this song
F C Dm G
If you feel lonely, I’ll show you you’re wrong
F C F C
The night’s in your face but the sky’s in your eyes
F Em Dm G
The morning’s be-fore us, let’s dance till sun-rise
[Chorus]
C Am C Am
Come and kiss me, it’s gonna be al-right
F C
If you put on your white dress
Dm G Am D
And I'll take you dancing to-night
[Outro]
F C
Put on the white dress
Dm G C
And I'll take you dancing to-night
| Am | C | Am | C | Am | C
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White Dress – Ralph McTell
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White Dress Dave Swarbrick/Ralph McTell
(C) (Am) (C) (Am)
(F)Feel how the (C)wind blows, De(F)cember des(Am)pair,
(F)Bring me a (C)ribbon to (Dm)tie back your (G)hair.
You (F)stayed by my (C)side, you've (F)gone where I've (C)gone,
Don't (F)cling to the (C)past, love, while (Dm)time's moving (G)on. (G7)
Come and (C)kiss (Am)me,
It's (C)gonna be all (Am)right,
(F)Put on your (C)white dress,
And (Dm)I'll take you (G)dancing to(C)night. (Am) (C) (Am)
(F)All of my (C)sorrows are (F)none of your (C)cares,
(F)Come from the (C)window, tread (Dm)soft on the (G)stairs.
(F)While life is (C)in us, let's (F)love all we (C)can,
If (F)you'll be my (C)woman, then (Dm)I'll be your (G)man. (G7)
Come and (C)kiss (Am)me,
It's (C)gonna be all (Am)right,
Will you (F)put on your (C)white dress,
And (Dm)I'll take you (G)dancing to(C)night. (Am) (C) (A)
(D) (A) (D) (A) (D) (A) (Bm) (E)
(D) (A) (D) (A) (D) (A) (Bm) (E)
(C) (Am) (C) (Am)
And (F)if you get (C)weary, I'll (F)sing you this (C)song,
And (F)if you feel (C)lonely, I'll (Dm)show you you're (G)wrong.
The (F)night's in your (C)face, the (F)sky's in your (C)eyes,
And the (F)morning's be(C)fore us, lets (Dm)dance 'til sun(G)rise. (G7)
Come and (C)kiss (Am)me,
It's (C)gonna be all (Am)right,
Will you (F)put on your (C)white dress,
Well, (Dm)I'll take you (G)dancing to(Am)night. (Am[5th fret])
(F)Put on your (C)white dress,
And (Dm)I'll take you (G)dancing(hold) to(C)night. (Am) (C) (Am) (C) (Am) (C)
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