[Verses]
G It was a cold night
Em And the snow lay low
I pulled my coat tight
C Against the falling down
And the sun was all
GEm And the sun was all down
And the sun was all
CG And the sun was all down
 I am a poor man
Em I haven't wealth nor fame
I have my two hands
C And a house to my name
And the winter's so
GEm And the winter's so long
And the winter's so
CD And the winter's so long
 And all the stars were crashing 'round
G As I laid eyes on what I'd found
 It was a white crane
Em It was a helpless thing
Upon a red stain
C With an arrow its wing
And it called and cried
GEm And it called and cried so
And it called and cried
CD And it called and cried so
 And all the stars were crashing 'round
G As I laid eyes on what I'd found
EmC My crane wife, my crane wife
G My crane wife, my crane wife
 Now I helped her
Em And I dressed her wounds
And how I held her
C Beneath the rising moon
And she stood to fly
GEm And she stood to fly away
And she stood to fly
CD She stood to fly away
 And all the stars were crashing 'round
G As I laid eyes on what I'd found
EmC My crane wife, my crane wife
G My crane wife, my crane wife
G Em C GG Em C GG