Tabbed by: Joey Rodriguez

Capo 3 Fret

Intro:

 C5

C5
I was busy, I was occupied
                  A5
I was burning the fields
  C5
A wind of black was blowing over me
                      A5             F5             G5
and when the cilia revealed all the ash lining my lungs
  C5
I heard a song, I heard a whispering
                       A5
I gave my torch to the flame
  C5
I counted out the numbers silently
                     A5
a list of places and names
          F5                    G5
that I'd best get back to, at least
        A5           C5          F5
were I soon to find leave or release
          D5            G5
To sing again, now and then
          C5            C5
now, at least

C5
On to death, and on to dignity
                     A5
on to flowering the grave
C5
on to faith, and on to piety
               A5
on to sending away
         F5                 G5
all the tools our dynasty yields
          A5          C5         F5
All these papers and axles and wheels
       D5           G5
on to quiet, on to silence
        C5               C5
on to still


Interlude:
C5 A5 C5 A5 F5 G5 A5


               F5
It's not unsustainable
               G5       A5        F5       A5
so don't even try to explain me away
        F5
We can make it, love
        G5
we can bend at the knees
        A5                  F5
we can fall and still we can recover
         A5
we can recover

               F5
It's not unsustainable
       G5       A5
Don't say it
       F5       A5
Don't say it   

F5 G5 A5 F5

               A5
it's not unsustainable

Outro:
A5 Eb5 Bb5 C5 Eb5 Bb5 A5

 Enjoy! :)