The Scarlet Tide Chords
The Scarlet Tide by Alison Krauss is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords D, G, C and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D
G C
Well I recall his parting words
G7 C
Must I accept his fate
D G C D
Or take myself far from this place
G C G
I thought I heard a black bell toll
G7 C
A little bird did sing
D G
Man has no choice
C D G C G
When he wants every thing
D C G
We'll rise above the scarlet tide
G7 C
That trickles down through the mountain
D G C D G
And separates the widow from the bride
Man goes beyond his own decision
Gets caught up in the mechanism
Of swindlers who act like kings
And brokers who break everything
The dark of night was swiftly fading
Close to the dawn of day
Why would I want him just to lose him again
D C G
We'll rise above the scarlet tide
G7 C
That trickles down through the mountain
D G C D G
And separates the widow from the bride