Boy Child Lyrics

Boy Child by Scott Walker
From the album Scott 4
Hello, this is a fairly loose attempt at tabbing Scott Walker's 'Boy Child'
for guitar, ideally some spacey sound that would carry fairly minimal chord
parts and those lovely melodies. There are some recommended chord voicings at
the bottom of the page - they're meant to be minimal and kind of in line with
the strings. Hope this is useful to somebody... Lee x
Chords:
C* G* Bm E6sus4 C Bb
Intro:
You'll lose your way
A boy child rides upon your back
Take him away
Through mirrors dark and blessed with cracks
Bm E6sus4*
Through forgotten courtyards
Where you used to search for youth
Old gets a new life
Reach out you can touch it's true
He's not a shadow of shadows
Like you, you see
Hearts hold on holding
If you stay one, you'll stay free
Bm E6sus4*
Go seek the lady
Who will give, not take away
Naked with stillness
On the edge of dawn she stays
Night starts to empty
That's when her song begins
She'll make you happy
She'll take you deep within her
Bm E6sus4*
Window lights for wanderers
Hide hard in your swollen eyes
Echoes of laughter
Hide in the cities thighs
Love catch these fragments
Swirling through the winds of night
What can it cost
To give a boy child back his sight
Bm E6sus4*
Extensions through dimensions
Leave you feeling cold and lame
Boy child mustn't tremble
'cos he came without a name
Possible Verse chord phrasings: