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| G |
| It was a cold night |
| Em | |
| And the snow lay | low |
| I pulled my coat tight |
| C | |
| Against the falling | down |
| And the sun was all |
| G | Em | |
| And the sun was all | down |
| And the sun was all |
| C | G | |
| And the sun was all | down |
| I am a poor man |
| Em | |
| I haven't wealth nor | fame |
| I have my two hands |
| C | |
| And a house to my | name |
| And the winter's so |
| G | Em | |
| And the winter's so | long |
| And the winter's so |
| C | D | |
| And the winter's so | long |
| And all the stars were crashing 'round |
| G | |
| As I laid eyes on what I'd | found |
| It was a white crane |
| Em | |
| It was a helpless | thing |
| Upon a red stain |
| C | |
| With an arrow its | wing |
| And it called and cried |
| G | Em | |
| And it called and cried | so |
| And it called and cried |
| C | D | |
| And it called and cried | so |
| And all the stars were crashing 'round |
| G | |
| As I laid eyes on what I'd | found |
| Em | C | |
| My crane wife, my crane | wife |
| G | |
| My crane wife, my crane | wife |
| Now I helped her |
| Em | |
| And I dressed her | wounds |
| And how I held her |
| C | |
| Beneath the rising | moon |
| And she stood to fly |
| G | Em | |
| And she stood to fly | away |
| And she stood to fly |
| C | D | |
| She stood to fly | away |
| And all the stars were crashing 'round |
| G | |
| As I laid eyes on what I'd | found |
| Em | C | |
| My crane wife, my crane | wife |
| G | |
| My crane wife, my crane | wife |
| G | Em | C | G | G |