intro

A E A C#m A D

I saw a girl who'd found her consolation	D Bm F#m G A
She said "One day my Prince of Peace will come"	D Bm F#m A
Above her head a portrait of her father	C#m G#m E G#m
The wilted favour that he gave her still fastened to the frame	A C#m A C#m G#m
"They've got his bones and everything he owns	A E A C#m
I've got his name"	A D

Well you can laugh at this sentimental story	D Bm F#m G A
But in time you'll have to make amends	D Bm F#m A
The sudden chill where lovers doubt their immortality	D Bm F#m G A
As the clouds cover the sky the evening ends	D Bm F#m A
Describing a picture of eyes finally closing	C#m G#m E G#m
As you sometimes glimpse terrible faces in the fire	A C#m A C#m G#m
We'll I'm the lucky goon who composed this tune	A E A C#m
from birds arranged on the high wire	A D

Who on earth is tapping at the window?	D Bm F#m G A
Does that face still linger at the pane?	D Bm F#m A
I saw you shiver though the room was like a furnace	D Bm F#m G A
A shadow of regret across a young mother's face	D Bm F#m A
So toll the bell or rock the cradle	C#m G#m E G#m
Please don't let me fear anything I cannot explain	A C#m A C#m G#m
I can't believe, I'll never believe in anything again	A E A C#m A D