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