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Sandy Denny - Silver Threads And Golden Needles Chords

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Silver Threads And Golden Needles Chords

(ver. 1)
Sandy Denny
Capo 3 (Concert pitch is Bb major)
Verse 1
        G (falling Bass   G F# E D )                 
I don't want your lonely mansion with 
   C  (falling Bass C B A G )
a tear in every room
       C          Am       G   Em                           
All I want is the love you promised 
G     G/B     F    D7
beneath the haloed moon
        
Verse 2 
        G    (falling Bass   G F# E D )                 
But you think I should be happy with 
     C   (falling Bass C B A G )
your money and your name
     C    Am      G      Em            
And hide myself in sorrow while you 
D7                  G  G Am G/B 
play your cheating game.
    C    Am      G      Em D7   G  G Am G/B
Repeat   Last two lines instrumentally.
         
Chorus
       C      (falling Bass C B A G )                             
Silver threads and golden needles cannot 
G   (falling Bass   G F# E D )
mend this heart of mine
       G       (falling Bass   G F# E D )                 
And I dare not drown my sorrows 
      F/C  Am   F  Am/E D7    
in the warm glow of your wine
        G        (falling Bass   G F# E D )                  
But you think I should be happy with 
     (falling Bass C B A G )
your money and your name
     
C    Am      G      Em            
And hide myself in sorrow while you 
D7                  G  G Am G/B
play your cheating game.
Break G (falling Bass   G F# E D ) C (falling Bass C B A G ) 
      C Am G Em C D7   C G/B Am G
  
Verse 3 
          G   (falling Bass   G F# E D )                        
You can't buy my love with money 
         C   (falling Bass C B A G )                  
cause I never was that kind
    C    Am      G      Em                         
Silver threads and golden needles 
       D7                  G
cannot mend this heart of mine
       C   (falling Bass C B A G )                              
Silver threads and golden needles cannot 
G   (falling Bass   G F# E D )
mend this heart of mine
       G    (falling Bass   G F# E D )                 
And I dare not drown my sorrows 
      F/C  Am   F  Am/E D7    
in the warm glow of your wine

          G   (falling Bass   G F# E D )                           
You can't buy my love with money 
         C   (falling Bass C B A G )               
cause I never was that kind
    C    Am      G      Em                         
Silver threads and golden needles 
       D7                  G
cannot mend this heart of mine
        C    Am      G      Em                         
Silver threads and golden needles 
       D7                  G  C G/B Am G
cannot mend this heart of mine.
            
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