Capo 2 
 
E 
 
       A         D       A 
When I recall his parting words 
       A          D 
Must I accept his fate 
   E      A        D         E 
Or take myself far from this place 
            A       D          A 
I thought I heard a black bell toll 
         A9    D 
A little bird did sing 
    E      A 
Man has no choice 
     D        E      A 
When he wants every thing 
 
 
A     E              D          A 
We'll rise above the scarlet tide 
     A    A9    D   F#m      D 
That trickles down through the mountain 
   A9 A        A9   E        A 
And separates the widow from the bride 
 
 
         A          D      A 
Man goes beyond his own decision 
     A            Asus     D 
Gets caught up in the mechanism 
   E     A       D        E 
Of swindlers who act like kings 
            A    Asus      E 
And brokers who break everything 
 
 
            A         D       A 
The dark of night was swiftly fading 
             Asus4   D 
Close to the dawn of day 
    E       A                E        A 
Why would I want him just to lose him again 
 
 
A     E              D          A 
We'll rise above the scarlet tide 
     A    A9    D   F#m      D 
That trickles down through the mountain 
   A9 A        A9   E        A 
And separates the widow from the bride