Camille
She Was

 
Song :
E
Intro :
Am   F   Dm   E7
Am   F   Dm   E7
               Am
When she was home  she was a swan
                 F
when she was out she was a tiger
       Dm                      E7
and a tiger in the wild is not tied to anyone

               Am
when she was lost she was a toad
             F
the day I found her on the road
           Dm
I gave her water and a rose
              E7
and as she stretched the sun rose

Am   F      Dm    E7
go   go      Go     go away    go away
Am   F      Dm    E7
go   go      Go     go away    go away

               Am
when she was young  she was a cow
               F
and all day long she milked the stars
                 Dm
she taught me women to survive
             E7
must be unfaithful to their child
          Am
of all the wonders of the world
           F
she was a lady with a bird
                Dm
she must have had so many lives
            E7
was it the first ? was it the last?

Am   F      Dm    E7
go   go      Go     go away    go away
Am   F      Dm    E7
go   go      Go     go away    go away

            Am
when she was ill she was a whale
               F
she was so patient she would wait
         Dm
until I sang her by the lane
                E7
the sweetest tunes to ease her pain

                Am
when she was old she was an owl
            F
I saw her swaying in the sky
                 Dm
and when she died inside my arms
       E7
I realised she was a cat

Am   F      Dm    E7
go   go      Go     go away    go away
Am   F      Dm    E7
go   go      Go     go away    go away
              Am
sometimes I wonder Go  
         F
if my child  Go  
               Dm
will have her eyes   Go  
                E7
 Go away go away  
                Am
to see through me Go  
             F
and when I die Go  
            Dm
and I am born again  Go  
E7
Go away go away  
            Am
what will I be Go  
      F
a stone ? Go   
     Dm 
a cat ? Go 
    E7
a tree ?
Go away go away  
ad lib.
Am   F      Dm    E7
go   go      Go     go away    go away
Am   F      Dm    E7
go   go      Go     go away    go away