http://www.devonsproule.com/

Capo 8th


            CThere (x32010@1)are thick stars up above
           AmWhere (x02210@1)the trees part themselves
EmThick (022000@1)dust among many
GCorks (320003@1)lined up on the shelf
       C (x32010@1)                Am (x02210@1)         Em (022000@1) GAnd (320003@1)bats in the attic we share, we share

             CThere (x32010@1)is smoke to kill mosquitoes
            AmWaiting (x02210@1)just above to drink our blood
       EmAnd (022000@1)gas in a lamp that we light
                    GWhen (320003@1)the sun goes down 
                 C (x32010@1)               AmMy (x02210@1)love wakes shaking with nightmare
               Em (022000@1)                   GAnd (320003@1)the night air pulls in close around

          Am (x02210@1)                      F (133211@1) 
Come revenant, come, come ye gentle host,
              C (x32010@1)                         GTo (320003@1)my patient hip and across our sleeping coasts.
              Am (x02210@1)                      FLay (133211@1)down your mantle, shot through with gold,
                 C (x32010@1)                   GThat (320003@1)we may lie again, here in sweet repose.

C (x32010@1)                            AmRest (x02210@1)your arms down around the oars now 
                 Em (022000@1)                         GAnd (320003@1)hear how the night continues on alive and well.
         C (x32010@1)                          AmWhen (x02210@1)how rare the bird, how still the wind!
                 Em (022000@1)                     GAnd (320003@1)we still within it sigh and shift and turn, 
saying,

CSleep (x32010@1)she comes to steal the ones who 
AmFill (x02210@1)their glass and leave the rest, 
      EmWhose (022000@1)teeth get brushed, who eat enough,
             G (320003@1)                  
And who know how to treat their friends.
C (x32010@1)                   AmHow (x02210@1)long this night seems with
              Em (022000@1)                               G (320003@1)                   
No sign of a bright dream to guide us toward the day, 
Am (x02210@1)                       G....to (320003@1)guide us toward the day.

           Am (x02210@1)                     FCome (133211@1)revenant, come, come ye gentle host.
              C (x32010@1)                          GTo (320003@1)my patient hip and across our sleeping coasts.
              Am (x02210@1)                      FLay (133211@1)down your mantle, shot through with gold,
                   C (x32010@1)                   G (320003@1)      AmThat (x02210@1)we may lie again, here in sweet repose, ah sweet.