Biography:
Sandy Denny (Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny, 6 January, 1947 – 21 April, 1978) was an English singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead singer for the folk rock band Fairport Convention. She has been described as "the pre-eminent British folk rock singer".
After briefly working with British folk band the Strawbs, Denny joined Fairport Convention in 1968, remaining with that band until the end of 1969. She formed the short-lived band Fotheringay in 1970
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- Carnival
- Crazy Lady Blues
- Im A Dreamer
- It Suits Me Well
- Itll Take A Long Time
- John The Gun
- Late November
- Like An Old Fashioned Waltz
- Listen Listen
- No More Sad Refrains
- Nothing More
- Sail Away To The Sea
- Silver Threads And Golden Needles
- Solo
- The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
- Until The Real Thing Comes Along
- Who Knows Where The Sun
- Who Knows Where The Time Goes
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Silver Threads and Golden Needles
The Version released in the Album Fotheringay 2
Capo 3 (Concert pitch is Bb major)
Verse 1
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
I don't want your lonely mansion with
C (falling Bass C B A G )
a tear in every room
C Am G Em
All I want is the love you promised
G G/B F D7
beneath the haloed moon
Verse 2
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
But you think I should be happy with
C (falling Bass C B A G )
your money and your name
C Am G Em
And hide myself in sorrow while you
D7 G G Am G/B
play your cheating game.
C Am G Em D7 G G Am G/B
Repeat Last two lines instrumentally.
Chorus
C (falling Bass C B A G )
Silver threads and golden needles cannot
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
mend this heart of mine
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
And I dare not drown my sorrows
F/C Am F Am/E D7
in the warm glow of your wine
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
But you think I should be happy with
C (falling Bass C B A G )
your money and your name
C Am G Em
And hide myself in sorrow while you
D7 G
play your cheating game.
C G/B Am G
Break
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
C (falling Bass C B A G )
C Am G Em C D7
C G/B Am G
Verse 3
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
You can't buy my love with money
C (falling Bass C B A G )
cause I never was that kind
C Am G Em
Silver threads and golden needles
D7 G
cannot mend this heart of mine.
Chorus
C (falling Bass C B A G )
Silver threads and golden needles cannot
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
mend this heart of mine
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
And I dare not drown my sorrows
F/C Am F Am/E D7
in the warm glow of your wine
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
You can't buy my love with money
C (falling Bass C B A G )
cause I never was that kind
C Am G Em
Silver threads and golden needles
D7 G
cannot mend this heart of mine
C Am G Em
Silver threads and golden needles
D7 G
cannot mend this heart of mine.
Ending
C G/B Am G
The Version released in the Album Fotheringay 2
Capo 3 (Concert pitch is Bb major)
Verse 1
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
I don't want your lonely mansion with
C (falling Bass C B A G )
a tear in every room
C Am G Em
All I want is the love you promised
G G/B F D7
beneath the haloed moon
Verse 2
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
But you think I should be happy with
C (falling Bass C B A G )
your money and your name
C Am G Em
And hide myself in sorrow while you
D7 G G Am G/B
play your cheating game.
C Am G Em D7 G G Am G/B
Repeat Last two lines instrumentally.
Chorus
C (falling Bass C B A G )
Silver threads and golden needles cannot
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
mend this heart of mine
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
And I dare not drown my sorrows
F/C Am F Am/E D7
in the warm glow of your wine
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
But you think I should be happy with
C (falling Bass C B A G )
your money and your name
C Am G Em
And hide myself in sorrow while you
D7 G
play your cheating game.
C G/B Am G
Break
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
C (falling Bass C B A G )
C Am G Em C D7
C G/B Am G
Verse 3
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
You can't buy my love with money
C (falling Bass C B A G )
cause I never was that kind
C Am G Em
Silver threads and golden needles
D7 G
cannot mend this heart of mine.
Chorus
C (falling Bass C B A G )
Silver threads and golden needles cannot
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
mend this heart of mine
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
And I dare not drown my sorrows
F/C Am F Am/E D7
in the warm glow of your wine
G (falling Bass G F# E D )
You can't buy my love with money
C (falling Bass C B A G )
cause I never was that kind
C Am G Em
Silver threads and golden needles
D7 G
cannot mend this heart of mine
C Am G Em
Silver threads and golden needles
D7 G
cannot mend this heart of mine.
Ending
C G/B Am G
