Jethro Tull-Pussy Willow
From the 1982 Album:Broadsword and the Beast
Key:Am
Standard Tuning: E,A,D,G,B,E
Intro: Am, F, G
Verse 1:
Am F G D Am
In the half-tone light of a young morning
C D E
she sighs and shifts on the pillow.
F G D F
And across her face dancing, the first shadows fly
G Am
to kiss the Pussy Willow.
Verse 2:
Am F G D Am
In her fairy-tale world she's a lost soul singing
C D E
in a sad voice nobody hears.
F G D F
She waits in her castle of make-believing
G Am
for her white knight to appear.
Chorus 1:
Am C G
Pussy Willow --- down fur-lined avenue
Am F G
brushing the sleep from her young woman eyes.
Am G
Runs for the train --- see, eight o'clock's coming
F G D
cutting dreams down to size again.
Rest of song half step up
Chorus 2:
A#m C# G#
Pussy Willow --- down fur-lined avenue
A#m F# G#
brushing the sleep from her young woman eyes.
A#m G#
Runs from the train. Hear her typewriter humming
F# G# D#
cutting dreams down to size again.
Verse 3:
F# G# D# A#m
She longs for the East and a pale dress flowing
C# D# F
an apartment in old Mayfair.
F# G# D# F#
Or to fish the Spey, spinning the first run of Spring
G# A#m
or to die for a cause somewhere.
Chorus 3:
A#m C# G#
Pussy Willow --- down fur-lined avenue
A#m F# G#
brushing the sleep from her young woman eyes.
A#m G#
Runs from the train. Hear her typewriter humming
F# G# D#
cutting dreams down to size again.
Outro:
A#m F# G#
Pussy Willow--- ah, ah--- ah repeat 3x, then fade out
