Well I recall his parting words
Must I accept his fate?
Or take myself far from this place
I thought I heard a black bell toll
A little bird did sing
"Man has no choice
When he wants everything."
We`ll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride
Man goes beyond his own decision
Gets caught up in the mechanism
Of swindlers who act like kings
And brokers who break everything
The dark of night was swiftly fading
Close to the dawn of day
Why would I want him just to lose him again?
We`ll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride
We`ll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride
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Angel City Chorale
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performed live, June 2012, Wilshire Utd. Methodist Church, Los Angeles, CA.
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2012
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YouTube • website
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Joan Baez
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performed live, 2005-2010, Glenside, Grenoble, Santa Monica, and more
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2005
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etree • etree • etree
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Bell, Book & Canto
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performed live, July 2017, Frontier Days Festival, Arlington Heights, IL
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2017
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YouTube • website
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Broad
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performed live, Perth Concert Hall & Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne
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2007
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YouTube
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Ray "Chopper" Cooper
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performed live, 2014-10-17, Goseck Castle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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2014
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AllMusic • YouTube
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The Dunn Deal
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performed live, April 2014, Osprey Park, FL
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2014
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YouTube • info
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James Hill and Char Mayer
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performed live, October 2010, Uketoberfest, Eugene, OR
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2010
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YouTube
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The Kallisto Trio
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performed live, July 2011, Havana Theatre Club, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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2011
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YouTube • Facebook
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Alison Krauss
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performed live, 2004-02-29, Academy Awards, Los Angeles
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2004
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info
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The Lemon Squeeze Quartet
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performed live, 2011-09-04, Aerdt, Netherlands
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2011
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YouTube
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Maria Piana
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performed live, 2018-08-18, Luther's Table, Renton, WA
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2018
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YouTube
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Erich Sellheim & Annette Deuerlich (vocals)
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home studio recording (in German)
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2021
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YouTube
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Simmerdim
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studio recording, online release
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2018
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YouTube • info
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The Starlight Honeys
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performed live, information needed
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2014
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YouTube • Website
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Debra Tidwell
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performed live, 2004-09-26, Washington DC,
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2004
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review
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Chords
Submitted by Jeffrey Schulberg
This song is played on a ukulele in the key of D. The easiest way to play it
on the guitar is w/a capo on the 7th fret and using the chords below.
[G][G/C][G]
Well, I [G]recall his [G/C]parting [G]words
Must I [G7]accept his [C]fate?
Or [D]take [G]myself far [C]from this [D]place
I thought I [G]heard a [G/C]black bell [G] toll
A little [G7]bird did [C]sing
[D]"Man has no [G]choice
When[C] he wants [D]everything."[G][G/C][G]
We'll rise above the [G/C]scarlet [G]tide
That trickles [G7]down through the [C]mountain
And[D] separ[G]ates the [C]widow [D]from the [G]bride[G/C][G]
Man goes beyond his [G/C]own [G]decision
Gets caught up [G7]in the [C]mechanism
Of [D]swindlers[G] who [C]act like [D]kings
And brokers [G]who break [C]everything[D]
The dark of [G]night was [G/C]swiftly [G]fading
Close to the [G7]dawn of [C] day
Why [D]would I [G]want him just to [C]lose him [G]again?[G/C][G]
We'll rise above the scarlet tide
That trickles down through the mountain
And separates the widow from the bride
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