VERDI CRIES (10,000 Maniacs)Words & music: Natalie MerchantThis song should be fingerpicked, not strummed.INTRO: G A7 D7 D Dsus DC B7 G CThe man in 119 takes his tea all aloneG A7 G7 A7Mornings we all rise to wireless Verdi criesC A7 D7 D Dsus DI'm hearing opera through the doorThe souls of men and women, impassioned allTheir voices climb and fall, battle trumpets callI feel the bath and climb inside, singingG A7 D7 D Dsus DCHORUS: La la la, la la laG A7 D7 D Dsus DLa la la, la la laHe will not touch their pastry but every day they bring him moreGold from the breakfast tray, I steal them all awayAnd then go eat them on the shoreCHORUS, followed by:C D GOh, la, la la la la laC B7 G CI draw a jackal-headed woman in the sandG A7 G7 A7Sing of a lover's fate sealed by jealous hateG CAnd wash my hand in the seaG A7 G7 A7With just three days more I'd have just about learned the entire scoreD7 D Dsus DTo Aida(as last verse)Holidays must end as you knowAll is memory, taken home with meThe opera, the stolen tea, the sand drawings, the virgin sea, allYears agoCHORUSINSTRUMENTAL: repeat chorus chords, end on GFrom: Lee Eugene T <et-lee@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu>Subject: CRD: VERDI CRIES - 10,000 MANIACSVerdi Cries - This should match the version on the cd.CAPO 1INTRO: D, A, Bm, AG A D GThe man in 119 takes his tea alone.D G D GMornings we all rise to wireless Verdi cries.D G AI'm hearing opera through the door.(same as 1st verse)The souls of men and women, impassioned all.Their voices climb and fall;battle trumpets call.I fill the bath and climb inside,D G/B Asinging la, la la la la la laD G/B Ala la la la la laG/B (the rest is same)He will not touch their pastrybut every day they bring hiM more.Gold from the breakfast tray, I stealthem all away and then goand eat them on the shore.D G/B ALA LA LA LA LA LALA LA LA LA LA LAF G ALA LA LA LA LA LAI draw a jackel-headed woman in the sand,sing of a loveRS fatesealed by jealous hatethen wash my hand in the sea.With jusT three days moreI'd have just about learned the entirescire to Aida.Holidays must end as you know.All is memory taken home with me:the opera, the stolen tea, the sanddrawing, the verging sea, allyears ago.D G/B ALA LA LA LA LA LAEND ON D.G/B:X2003XGENEet-lee@ux4.cso.uiuc.edusend your 10,000 maniacs requests/comments/corrections this way
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