Learn to play "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
Intro: D A G A7 D A G A7 With your mercury mouth in the missionary times, D A And your eyes like smoke G A7 And your prayers like rhymes, G D Em A D And your silver cross, and your voice like chimes, D Em A A7 Oh, who do they think could bury you? D A G A7 With your pockets well protected at last, D A And your streetcar visions G A7 Which you place on the grass, G D Em A D And your flesh like silk, and your face like glass, D Em A A7 who could they get to carry you? Chorus: Em D A Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands, Em D A A7 Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes, D A G A G D A A7 My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums, Em D A7 Should I put them by your gate, Em D Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait? D A G A7 With your sheets like metal and your belt like lace, D A G A7 And your deck of cards missing the jack and the ace, G D Em A D And your basement clothes and your hollow face, D Em A A7 Who among them can think he could outguess you? D A G A7 With your silhouette when the sunlight dims D A G A7 Into your eyes where the moonlight swims, G D Em A D And your match-book songs and your gypsy hymns, D Em A A7 Who among them would try to impress you? Chorus: Em D A Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands, Em D A A7 Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes, D A G A G D A A7 My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums, Em D A7 Should I put them by your gate, Em D Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait? D A G A7 The kings of Tyrus with their convict list D A G A7 Are waiting in line for their geranium kiss, G D Em A D And you wouldn't know it would happen like this, D Em A A7 But who among them really wants just to kiss you? D A G A7 With your childhood flames on your midnight rug, D A G A7 And your Spanish manners and your mother's drugs, G D Em A D And your cowboy mouth and your curfew plugs, D Em A A7 Who among them do you think could resist you? Chorus: Em D A Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands, Em D A A7 Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes, D A G A G D A A7 My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums, Em D A7 Should I leave them by your gate, Em D Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait? D A Oh, the farmers and the businessmen, G A7 They all did decide D A G A7 To show you the dead angels that they used to hide. G D But why did they pick you Em A D To sympathize with their side? D Em A A7 Oh, how could they ever mistake you? D A G A7 They wished you'd accepted the blame for the farm, D A But with the sea at your feet G A7 And the phony false alarm, G D And with the child of a hoodlum Em A D Wrapped up in your arms, D Em A A7 How could they ever, ever persuade you? Chorus: Em D A Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands, Em D A A7 Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes, D A G A G D A A7 My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums, Em D A7 Should I leave them by your gate, Em D Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait? D A G A7 With your sheet-metal memory of Cannery Row, D A G A7 And your magazine-husband who one day just had to go G D And your gentleness now, Em A D Which you just can't help but show, D Em A A7 Who among them do you think would employ you? D A G A7 Now you stand with your thief, you're on his parole D A G A7 With your holy medallion which your fingertips fold, G D Em A D And your saintlike face and your ghostlike soul, D Em A A7 Oh, who among them do you think could destroy you Chorus: Em D A Sad-eyed lady of the lowlands, Em D A A7 Where the sad-eyed prophet says that no man comes, D A G A G D A A7 My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums, Em D A7 Should I leave them by your gate, Em D Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait? | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA A7 D Em G Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
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