I AM NOT A POET (NIGHT SONG)
(Melanie
Safka)
For Dia and Renaud, transcribed with love from Ian of Oz
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Intro(x2):
A (A-Asus4-A)..Am7..D(D-Dsus4-D) / A[bass]..A (A-Asus4-A)
(this is followed by one full bar of A
then:)
A(A-Asus4-A)..D.......E.....A
I am not a poet, living is the poem
A.............D.....E......A..
I am not a singer, I am in the song
....F#m........D............E......A..
And I have got a story that I cannot write down
..F#m......D..........E......D(9)....E
And I'm with you but I'll always be alone ----
F#m...........D........E..............D..
I may not be right, but I don't think I am wrong
...A...............Am7...
No, I don't think that I -----
........D/A..........A..
I don't think that I am wrong.
A.............D..........E......A..
Every note's an answer, every word's a sign
A............D............E......A..
Every man's a dancer, following his own time
...F#m..........D(9)...............E.....A
I found a tearful language that translates what I am
A...F#m........D.........E..........D(9)
And I cried out loud, but they didn't understand
E..F#m..........D.....E.........D..
I cried so hard I may never try again
..A..........Am7.....D/A.......A..
Oh I may never try, I may never try again
A..............D..........E......A..
Cleansing in the water, heal me in the light
A...............D...............E.......A..
Mend your ageless daughter, I've been awake all night
......F#m.............D....
'Cause if your sands are shifting,
...........D......E....A..
I'll need to know what I forgot
F#m.........D.......E...........D..
I don't want much, but I need an awful lot
.E..F#m.............D..
I've found a tearful language
.............E.....A..
that translates what I am
....F#m.........D......E..........D..
And I cried out loud but you didn't understand
F#m..........D.....E..........D..
I cried so hard I may never try again
..A...........Am7....D/A........A..
Oh I may never try, I may never die again
................Am7....
I may never, I may never try,
......D/A.......A..
I may never die again
...................Am7....
I may never try, I may never cry,
......D/A.......A..
I may never die again.
...................Am7....
I may never try, I may never cry,
......D/A........A..
I may never die again.
A..........Amin7..D/A......A...
I may never try again, I may never,
...................Am7.....
I may never cry, I may never die,
......D/A........A..
I may never try again
....................Am7....
I may never try, I may never cry,
......D/A........A...
I may never die again ----
A(A-Asus4-A)..Am7..D(D-Dsus4-D)/A..A..
A............Am7..
I may never cry again,
......D.........A..
(I may never die again)
A...........Amin7....D/A...A...
I may never try again
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A...Amin7...D...A(9)