Emmylou Harris Tragedy written by Emmylou Harris
Rodney Crowell
Malcolm Burn piano,12 string uitar,bass,fender rhodes
Emmylou Harris baritone electric guitar
Ethan Johns guitar
Daryl Johnson chord bass
Buddy Miller steel guitar
Patti Scialfa duet vocal
Bruce Springstein harmony
Db Ab 4x
Some say
it’s
destiny
Whether triumph or t
ragedy
But I believe we cast our nets out
on the sea
And nothing we gather
Comes for free
I would have paid down through the
years
A price beyong rubies beyond
tears
To keep you
safe with me
But your suspicion and your
fear
Your vow to let nobody
near was your
trinity
Such a
tra
gedy
I drew the
best hand
you’d ever hold
Then cashed my winnings in
long ago
Settled for silver how
could I know
You were waiting with the gold
I could have caused your heart to y
ield
But I was
only a disturbance in the f
ield
Of your dreams
And I will never see you
cry
You won’t be with me when I
die
A waste of y
ou and me
A
tra
gedy
We took the wrong train to
Kingdom come now
No more damage
Can be done baby
It’s just what the
world don’t
need
It’s another stinkin
traged
y
That’s how the story
goes
Our chapter’s coming to a
close
We are
history
But I will always think of
you
Every day until my days are
through
You made
me believe
In
tra
gedy
From Emmylou Harris “Red Dirt Girl”
Nonesuch Records 2000
Poodlebone Music/Coolwell Music(ASCAP)