For Emily, whenever I may find her
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1. What a dream I had, pressed
in organdie,
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- F
clothed
in crinoline of smoky Burgundy,
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D
softer
than the rain.
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2. I
wandered empty streets, down past
the shop displays,
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I heard cathedral bells, tripping down the alley-way,
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D
as I
walked on.
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C Am
3. And when you ran to me, your checks flushed with the night,
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F
we
walked on frosted fields of
juniper and lamplight,
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D
I held your hand.
+ instrumental = verse 2
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4. And when I awoke and felt you warm and near,
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I kissed your honey hair, with my grateful tears,
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oh, I
love you, girl !
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C G
Oh, how I love you.
(midi = capo 3rd : D-G-Em-D-C-G-A...)(Simon & Garfunkel)