Biography:
Lisa Gerrard (born 12 April 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and composer who rose to prominence as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with music partner Brendan Perry. In addition to singing, she is an instrumentalist for much of her work, most prolifically using the yangqin (a Chinese hammered dulcimer).
Since her career began in 1981, Gerrard has been involved in a wide range of projects. She received a Golden Globe Award for the music score to the film Gladiator, on which she collaborated with Hans Zimmer.
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[NOTES] I had to take a few liberties to make this work for the acoustic guitar. First, this is obviously
in a different key from the key she sings it in. In addition, the artist's versions are very
languid and mournful, which works with her piano accompaniment. But I think the guitar version should be
played at a slightly less plodding tempo, like the slowest blues songs. Finally, the lyric
"My ear attends to you" is correct and makes much more sense than the oft-cited "My attends to you,"
which I believe can be ascribed to mis-hearings of her Australian accent.
[STRUM PATTERN]: Slow downward, simple quarter note on each chord, follow by about a full beat of rest.
[VERSE]
G
My ear
Am
Attends to you,
Dm
as a mother hears
Am
while her children sleep.
[BRIDGE]
G
Now look:
Am
See how they're dreaming?
Dm
The black reciter reads
Am
while the children dream.
G D
Don't go
Am
So deep in slumber,
Em
Where you'll shy.
Am C G
Know you'll wander in sleep.
Am D
Don't you fly too far away.
[BRIDGE 2]
G Am
Some men die
C Am
without crying--
Dm Am G
Suffering so long and alone.
C Em Am
Softly, children, dry your eyes.
C G
Gently, children, be wise.
[VERSE 2]
G
My ear attends to you,
Am
as a mother hears
Dm
all her children's fears.
G
So don't cry;
Am
all will wash away
G
when we pray.
Am
Soon, soon, soon, soon, soon.
Am C
So if it's okay, I'll wait with you a while.
G
The sun begins to shine.
[BRIDGE 3]
C Em
Oh, look: Your wings are broken,
Dm Am G
But never a lie was spoken.
C Am Em
The murdered thing is love, you see--
Am G
Drifting on a lake of memory.
C Am C
Now sleep. Close your eyes and have no fear;
G
A wide blue sky is very near.
[VERSE 3]
G
My ear
Am
Attends to you,
Dm
As a mother hears
Am
All her children's fears.
[RESOLUTION]
G
So don't cry;
Dm
All will wash away
G
When we pray.
[OUTRO] (Strum each x3 in waltz (3/4) time)
G Em Am C
G (Strum once slowly)
in a different key from the key she sings it in. In addition, the artist's versions are very
languid and mournful, which works with her piano accompaniment. But I think the guitar version should be
played at a slightly less plodding tempo, like the slowest blues songs. Finally, the lyric
"My ear attends to you" is correct and makes much more sense than the oft-cited "My attends to you,"
which I believe can be ascribed to mis-hearings of her Australian accent.
[STRUM PATTERN]: Slow downward, simple quarter note on each chord, follow by about a full beat of rest.
[VERSE]
G
My ear
Am
Attends to you,
Dm
as a mother hears
Am
while her children sleep.
[BRIDGE]
G
Now look:
Am
See how they're dreaming?
Dm
The black reciter reads
Am
while the children dream.
G D
Don't go
Am
So deep in slumber,
Em
Where you'll shy.
Am C G
Know you'll wander in sleep.
Am D
Don't you fly too far away.
[BRIDGE 2]
G Am
Some men die
C Am
without crying--
Dm Am G
Suffering so long and alone.
C Em Am
Softly, children, dry your eyes.
C G
Gently, children, be wise.
[VERSE 2]
G
My ear attends to you,
Am
as a mother hears
Dm
all her children's fears.
G
So don't cry;
Am
all will wash away
G
when we pray.
Am
Soon, soon, soon, soon, soon.
Am C
So if it's okay, I'll wait with you a while.
G
The sun begins to shine.
[BRIDGE 3]
C Em
Oh, look: Your wings are broken,
Dm Am G
But never a lie was spoken.
C Am Em
The murdered thing is love, you see--
Am G
Drifting on a lake of memory.
C Am C
Now sleep. Close your eyes and have no fear;
G
A wide blue sky is very near.
[VERSE 3]
G
My ear
Am
Attends to you,
Dm
As a mother hears
Am
All her children's fears.
[RESOLUTION]
G
So don't cry;
Dm
All will wash away
G
When we pray.
[OUTRO] (Strum each x3 in waltz (3/4) time)
G Em Am C
G (Strum once slowly)
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