Would That I Chords by Hozier
- Key: F
- BPM: 130
- Capo: no capo
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WOULD THAT I CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] [Verse] F Bb F ■ ■ ■ True that I saw her hair like the branch of a tree Bb A willow dancing on air before covering me Bb Under cotton and calicoes F Over canopy dapple long ago F True that love in withdrawal was the weeping of me Bb That the sound of the saw must be known by the tree Bb Must be felled for to fight the cold F I fretted fire but that was long ago [Chorus] Dm Bb F And it's not ■ tonight Dm Bb Where I'm set alight ■ F Dm C ■ And I blink in sight ■ Bb ■ Of your blinding light F Bb Oh it's not tonight ■ F ■ Where you hold me tight Dm Bb F Dm C Light ■ ■ the fire bright ■ Bb Oh let it blaze alright F Bb F Oh but you're good to me Bb Oh you're good to me F Bb F Oh but you're good to me baby [Inst] Bb Bbmaj7 Bb Csus4 F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] F With the roar of the fire my heart rose to its feet Bb Like the ashes of ash I saw rise in the heat Bbmaj7 Settle soft and as pure as snow F I fell in love with the fire long ago F With each love I cut loose I was never the same Bb Watching still living roots be consumed by the flame Bbmaj7 I was fixed on your hand of gold Csus4 F Laying waste to my lovin' long ago Dm Bb But that's not tonight ■ [Chorus] F Dm Bb F ■ Where I'm set alight ■ ■ Dm C Bb And I blink in sight ■ ■ Bb Of your blinding light F Dm Bb Oh and it's not tonight ■ F Dm Bb F ■ Where you hold me tight ■ ■ Dm C Light the fire bright ■ Bb Oh let it blaze alright honey F Bb F Bb Oh but ■ ■ you're good to me F Oh you're good to me Bb Dm Oh but you're good to me baby Bb Dm Gm Bb ■ ■ ■ ■ [Bridge] F So in awe there I stood as you licked off the grain Bb Though I've handled the wood I still worship the flame Bb Long as amber of ember glows F All the would that I'd loved is long ago [Chorus] Dm Bb But it's not tonight ■ F Dm Bb ■ Where I'm set alight ■ F Dm C ■ And I blink in sight ■ Bb Of your blinding light F Dm Bb Oh and it's not tonight ■ F Dm Bb ■ When you hold me tight ■ F Dm ■ Light the fire bright C Bb ■ Oh let it blaze alright F Bb F Oh but you're good to me Bb Oh you're good to me F Bb F Oh but you're good to me Bb F Bb Oh ■ you're good to me F Bb F You're good to me Bb F Oh but you're good to me baby [Outro] [End]