Covenant Woman
Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Released on Saved (1980)
Tabbed by Eyolf Østrem
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This is a song for the whole 1980 gospel band. The original key is F major.
For guitar only there seem to be two possibilities:
Capo 3rd fret, chords of D major, or capo 5th fret, chords of C major.
I'm sure he plays one of these on the album, but I'm not certain about which one.
I seem to hear a D minor chord type'ish sound in the second line, which would suggest
the C major version, but then again, the D version gives the pleasant A major at the
end, and the least awkward chords overall.
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C Am Em Dm
Covenant woman got a contract with the Lord
Am G
Way up yonder, great will be her reward.
C Am Em Dm
Covenant woman, shining like a morning star,
Am G
I know I can trust you to stay the way you are.
F Am
And I just got to tell you
Bb /c
I do intend
F Am Bb /c
To stay closer than any friend.
F Am
I just got to thank you
Bb
Once again
C /Bb
For making your prayers known
/a /g C /Bb /a /g
Unto heaven for me
C /Bb /a /g C /Bb
And to you, always, so grateful
/a /g F
I will forever be.
| C . . G |
I've been broken, shattered like an empty cup.
I'm just waiting on the Lord to rebuild and fill me up
And I know He will do it 'cause He's faithful and He's true,
He must have loved me so much to send me someone as fine as you.
And I just got to tell you
I do intend
To stay closer than any friend.
I just got to thank you
Once again
For making your prayers known
Unto heaven for me
And to you, always, so grateful
I will forever be.
Covenant woman, intimate little girl
Who knows those most secret things of me that are hidden from the world.
You know we are strangers in a land we're passing through.
I'll always be right by your side, I've got a covenant too.
And I just got to tell you
I do intend
To stay closer than any friend.
I just got to thank you
Once again
For making your prayers known
Unto heaven for me
And to you, always, so grateful
I will forever be.
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