Maria Mckee - However Worn Chords

[Verse 1]
N.C.      Bm                     D
This infirmity of seeing far too much
                           A
Has caused in me such an affinity
                   E
I fear that I have crossed a line of trust
           Bm
And who am I that you should trust me
       D
In any way you do not know me
       A
Such inordinance of care
              E
Bears witness to the ways you have disarmed me
 
 
[Verse 2]
          Bm
It would appear you are enveloped
     D
By a coterie of women
A
Strong and protective
       E
Noble, caring and committed
            Bm
It makes me feel that I can somehow
      D
Maybe trust you to the fates
                 A
And they will be there to keep you fed and rested
E
Stable, loved and safe
 
 
[Chorus]
             D                    A
And please believe me when I tell you
       G                        D    A
This I want for you and nothing more
          D                                  F#m A
I would release my weary soul out to protect you
         G                D    A
Blanket upon you, however worn
D                                     F#m
I will be your brother I will cover you
                    F
And keep you out of sight
            A
Of grasping hands
            E
Of grasping hands
           D
Including mine
           A
Including mine
 
 
[Verse 3]
             Bm
And I would rather get a sense
         D
Of how distinctly complicated you are
A                                       E
As I gather bits of light and prose and shadow from afar
          Bm
And I see so much of myself in you
     D                              A
That now I cannot help but to assimilate impressions
     E
As I tend this vivid phantom
 
 
[Chorus]
                   D              A
And please believe me when I tell you
       G                        D    A
This I want for you and nothing more
                D                            F#m
I would release my weary soul out to protect you
         G                D    A
Blanket upon you, however worn
D                             F#m
I will be your brother I will cover you
                    F
And keep you out of sight
            A
Of grasping hands
            E
Of grasping hands
           D
Including mine
          A
Including mine
 
 
[Verse 4]
Bm
And as I close you in between the pages
D
Of this most peculiar passage
A
Know that all of my age and wisdom
E
Held the challenge of this reverie
Bm
And, oh, how it has so
  D
Bewilderingly changed me
       A
And it will remain forever
E
Such a poignant part of me
 
 
[Chorus]
                   D              A
And please believe me when I tell you
       G                        D    A
This I want for you and nothing more
                D                            F#m A
I would release my weary soul out to protect you
         G                D    A
Blanket upon you, however worn
D                             F#m
I will be your brother I will cover you
                    F
And keep you out of sight
            A
Of grasping hands
            E
Of grasping hands
          D
Including mine
          A
Including mine
 
 
[Outro]
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