Lady in Black (with guitar tab, also)

Here it is “in a nutshell:”            C Harp

5   -6  -6 -6  7 -7 -6 -6
5   -6 -6  -6   7 -7 -6 -6
-6 -7  6    -7   -8  -8
7  -7  -6  -6  -7   -6

5  -6  -6  -6   7 -7 -6 -6
5  5   -6   -6 -6  7 -7 -6  -6
-6  -6   6    6    6 -7  -8   -8
7  -7  -6  -6  -7   -6

-6  -7 7    -7 -6  -7   7 -7 -6
8  -8 7  -8    8 -8 7
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Ken Hensley     H. A.   Close-up

Strum Pattern: down, down up down up down up.
There are two strum patterns per bar.
Am(2)=Strum that chord for 2 bars.

    Am(2)
 5   -6  -6 -6  7 -7 -6 -6    
She came to me one morn-ing

 5   -6 -6  -6   7 -7 -6 -6
One lone-ly Sun-day morn-ing

      G(1)      
-6 -7  6    -7   -8  -8
  Her long hair flow-ing 

       Am(3)
7  -7  -6  -6  -7   -6
In the mid-win-ter wind


5  -6  -6  -6   7 -7 -6 -6
I know not how she found me

 5  5   -6   -6 -6  7 -7 -6  -6
For in dark-ness I was walk- ing

       G(1)             
-6  -6   6    6    6 -7  -8   -8
And de-struc-tion lay a-round me



       Am(2)
 7  -7  -6  -6  -6   -7  -6
From a fight I could not win



                   G(1/2)   Am(1)
-6  -7 7    -7 -6  -7       7 -7 -6
Ahh……………………, 

          G(1/2)   Am(4)    
 8  -8 7  -8      8 -8 7
Ahh…………………….

(then start again with):

    Am(2), etc.
She asked me name my foe then
I said the need within some men
To fight and kill their brothers
Without thought of love or God

And I begged her give me horses
To trample down my enemies
So eager was my passion
To devour this waste of life

Ahh, Ahh 

But she wouldn't think of battle that
Reduces men to animals
So easy to begin
And yet impossible to end

For she, the mother of all men
Who counselled me so wisely then
I feared to walk alone again
And asked if she would stay

Ahh, Ahh

“Oh lady, lend your hand ,” I cried
“Oh, let me rest here at your side.”
“Have faith and trust in me,” she said
And filled my heart with life

“There's no strength in numbers
Have no such misconception
But when you need me
Be assured I won't be far away”

Ahh, Ahh 

Thus having spoke she turned away
And though I found no words to say
I stood and watched until I saw
Her black cloak disappear

My labour is no easier
But now I know I'm not alone
I find new heart
Each time I think upon that windy day

And if one day she comes to you
Drink deeply from her words so wise
Take courage from her as your prize
And say hello from me

Ahh, Ahh 
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