Ballade At Thirty Five
Carla Bruni
OtherMedium for beginners7 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
C
C7
F
E
Am
Dm
G
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: C C C7 This no song of ingenue F E This no ballad of innocence Am F This the rhyme of a lady who Dm G Followed ever the natural bents C C7 This a solo of sapience F E This a chantey of sophistry Am F This the sum of experiments Dm G C I loved them until they loved me C7 I loved them until they loved me F E Am F Dm G I loved them until they loved me C C7 Decked in garments of sable hue F E Daubed with ashes of myriad Lents Am F Wearing shower bouquets of rue Dm G Walk I ever in penitence C C7 Oft I roam as my heart repents F E Through God's acre of memory Am F Marking stones in my reverence Dm G C I loved them until they loved me C7 I loved them until they loved me F E Am F Dm G I loved them until they loved me E Am Pictures pass me in long review - F G C Marching columns of dead events E Am I was tender and often true Dm G Ever a prey to coincidence C C7 Always knew I the consequence F E Always saw what the end would be Am F We're as Nature has made us -- hence Dm G C I loved them until they loved me C7 I loved them until they loved me F E Am F Dm G I loved them until they loved me C C7 Princes never I'd give offense F E Won't you think of me tenderly Am F Here's my strength and my weakness gents C C7 This no song of ingenue F E This no ballad of innocence Am F This the rhyme of a lady who
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Chord set
C · C7 · F · E · Am · Dm · G
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.