AmI (x02210@1)married my wife on the day of the eclipse DmOur (xx0231@1)friends awarded her courage with gifts AmNow (x02210@1)as the nights grow longer and the season shifts GI (320003@1)look to my sorrowful wife F (133211@1) G (320003@1) AmWho (x02210@1)is quietly tending her flowers F (133211@1) GWho (320003@1)is quietly tending her..... (played over piano solo) Am- (x02210@1)Dm- (xx0231@1)Am- (x02210@1)Dm- (xx0231@1)F- (133211@1)G- (320003@1)Am- (x02210@1)Dm- (xx0231@1)Am- (x02210@1)Dm (xx0231@1)AmThe (x02210@1)water is high on the beckoning river DmI (xx0231@1)made her a promise I could not deliver AmAnd (x02210@1)the cry of the birds sends a terrible shiver GThrough (320003@1)me and my sorrowful wife F (133211@1) G (320003@1) AmWho (x02210@1)is shifting the furniture around F (133211@1) GWho (320003@1)is shifting the furniture around (played over piano solo) Am- (x02210@1)Dm- (xx0231@1)Am- (x02210@1)Dm- (xx0231@1)F- (133211@1)G- (320003@1)Am- (x02210@1)Dm- (xx0231@1)Am- (x02210@1)Dm (xx0231@1)AmNow (x02210@1)we sit beneath the knotted Yew DmAnd (xx0231@1)the bluebells bob around our shoes AmThe (x02210@1)task of remembering the telltale clues GGoes (320003@1)to my lovely, my sorrowful wife F (133211@1) G (320003@1) AmWho (x02210@1)is counting the days on her fingers F (133211@1) G (320003@1) DmWho (xx0231@1)is counting the days on her..... AmCome (x02210@1)on and help me babe DmCome (xx0231@1)on now AmHelp (x02210@1)me babe DmI (xx0231@1)was blind F (133211@1) The grass here grows long and high GTwists (320003@1)right up to the sky Am (x02210@1) DmWhite (xx0231@1)clouds roll on by AmCome (x02210@1)on now and help me babe DmI (xx0231@1)was blind AmI (x02210@1)was a fool babe DmI (xx0231@1)was blind Come on now FA (133211@1)loose wind last night blew down GBlack (320003@1)trees bent to the ground Am (x02210@1) DmTheir (xx0231@1)blossoms made such a sound That I could not hear myself think babe Come on now And help me babe Help me now I was blind I was a fool
