Never Love An Anchor Chords - The Crane Wives

Intro

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Chorus

Am C F Oh woh oh oh oh woh oh oh woh oh Am C F Oh woh oh oh oh oh Am C F Oh woh oh oh oh woh oh oh woh oh Am C F Oh woh oh oh oh oh

Verse 1

Am C F On some level I think I always understood Am C F That these hands of mine were clumsy not clever Am C F And I tried to do the best that I could D F But try as I might I could not bring myself to hold you

Interlude

Am C F Am C F Vers 2 Am C F It's a secret I keep tucked inside my chest Am C F With this heart of mine thats guilty not remorseful Am C F There is love that doesn't have a place to rest D F But it would have buried you if it had settled on your shoulder

Interlude

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Chorus

Am C F Oh woh oh oh oh woh oh oh woh oh Am C F Oh woh oh oh oh oh

Verse 3

Am C F On some level I think I always understood Am C F That a ship could never really love an anchor Am C F So I did the only thing that I could D F And severed the rope to set you sailing from my harbor

Interlude

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Verse 4

Am C F There are times where I still wonder a-bout you Am C F You are someone I have loved but never known Am C F And you'll never see the reasons I had D F For keeping my claws away when they were close enough to hurt you

Verse 5

Am C F I am selfish I am broken I am cruel Am C F I am all the things they might have said to you Am C F Do you ever think of me and my two hands D And wondered why F They never soothed your fevers D And wondered why F They never tied your shoes D And wondered why F They never held you gently D And wondered why F E They never had the chance to lose you

Chorus