Am (x02210@1)                       EmOnce (022000@1)my life was plain and clear
         AmI (x02210@1)recall
                      EmOnce (022000@1)my ignorance was bliss
Am (x02210@1)  Em (022000@1) GNightfall (320003@1)came
Bb (x1333x@1)             AmLike (x02210@1)a serpent's kiss
Em (022000@1)           AmTo (x02210@1)my troubled mind

Dm (xx0231@1)             AmWhy... (x02210@1)Oh why my God
          Dm (xx0231@1)                AmHave (x02210@1)you abandoned me in my sobriety
Dm (xx0231@1)           AmBehind (x02210@1)the old fa?ade
           BbI'm (x1333x@1)your bewildered child
     C (x32010@1)                 DmSo (xx0231@1)take me cross the river wide

Am (x02210@1)                  Em (022000@1)         AmBinding (x02210@1)promisses were made on my soul
                       EmGrand (022000@1)illusions lead astray
Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1)  Bb (x1333x@1)            AmIce (x02210@1)cold winds swept my heart away
Em (022000@1)             AmBring (x02210@1)me back to you

Dm (xx0231@1)             AmWhy... (x02210@1)Oh why my God
          Dm (xx0231@1)                 AmHave (x02210@1)you abandoned me in my sobriety
Dm (xx0231@1)            GBehind (320003@1)the old fa?ade
          BbI'm (x1333x@1)your bewildered child
    C (x32010@1)                    DmSo (xx0231@1)take me cross the river wide



-- Helena --
DmI (xx0231@1)remember a song
AmLike (x02210@1)in a dream
DmWhere (xx0231@1)September was long
    AmAnd (x02210@1)winter unreal

Dm (xx0231@1)                 AmWhy... (x02210@1)Oh why my God above
          Dm (xx0231@1)               AmHave (x02210@1)you abandoned me in my sobriety
Dm (xx0231@1)            GBehind (320003@1)the old fa?ade
             BbI'm (x1333x@1)your bewildered child
   C (x32010@1)                DmSo (xx0231@1)take me cross the river wide



I have a youtube link of myself performing this for a demo if you would like to 
hear it to clarify timing, fingerpicking and strumming patterns.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asj7qVjzbZY