The Copper Beech
Released in 2021 by Dimple Discs
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VERSE 1
Em
Bm/F#
F#m
When the wind gusts
Bm/F#
up the dale
The
F#maj7sus4
roof beams creak and
C#7
sigh
Like his
Bm
weary limbs,
Bdim
tensing and failing
As
C#m
Father sat up to die
VERSE 2
The
F#m
time has passed, I’m
Bm
here
alone
Now
F#maj7sus4
Mother’s gone as
C#7/F#
well
Their
F#m
house is a dusty
Abm
shell
Each
A6
bump and scratch, I know too well
CHORUS 1
The
Em
copper
Em7
beech and the
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time-lapse
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limit
Em
Em7
Em
Bm
Don’t be
Em
gin
a
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gain on what was
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meant to
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finish
Em
Em7
Em
Bm
VERSE 3
F#m
Spring arrives, un
Bm/F#
bidden
Those
F#maj7sus4
branches blush and
C#7
gleam
Look
Bm
down on me with
E7b9/G#
pity
Like
C#m
this whole town, it seems
VERSE 4
When I
F#m
take a drink on
Bm/F#
Sunday
Day
F#maj7sus4
labour set a
C#7/F#
side
somebody
F#m
sober always gets
Abm
snide
‘Cos they
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know they won’t be asked out
D
side
CHORUS 2
I
Em
walk these
Em7
streets, a one-
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man
pro
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cession
Em
Em7
Em
Bm
The
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copper
Em7
beech and the
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unlearned
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lessons
Em
Em7
Em
Bm
INTERLUDE
Bm
In the cities,
Em
swanky
fellas
F#7
Duck and dive and
Bm
scheme
Bm
Cufflinks glint and
Dm6
brandy’s
sipped
Those
Bdim
midnight lamps and sweet deals beckon
F#7
me
Bm
F#maj7sus4
C#7
Bm
E7b9/G#
C#m
F#m
Bm/F#
F#maj7sus4
C#7
F#m
Abm
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OUTRO
Em
Moving
Em7
on before I
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grow
un
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able
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Em
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Copper
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beech, time to
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burn my
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cradle
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Em
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Oh,
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copper
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beech, don’t you
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chide or
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warn me
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Em
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’cause there’s a
Em
world out
Em7
there with a
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plan made
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for me
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Abm7
C#m7
D6