Ab6      C?   Ab6                              C?
Pale September, I wore the time like a dress that year
Ab6               C?   Ab6                           C?
The autumn days swung soft around me, like cotton on my skin
Ab6                C?     Ab6                              C?
But as the embers of the summer lost their breath and disappeared
Ab6                   C?     Ab6                            C?
My heart went cold and only hollow rhythms resounded from within
Fdim7          Fdim7/Db
But then he rose, brilliant as the moon in full
Fdim7                         Fdim7/Db
And sank in the burrows of my keep
    F#     Ab4    Ebm7      F#     
Ab4   Ebm7
And all my armor falling down, in a pile at my feet
    F#     Ab4  Ebm7     Ab4   F#     
    Ab4    Ebm7
And my winter giving way to warm , as I'm singing him to sleep

C?
Ab6   C?   Ab6     C?
Ab6   C?   Ab6     C?

Ab6           C?    Ab6        C?
He goes along just as a water lily
Ab6           C?    Ab6                          C?
Gentle on the surface of his thoughts his body floats
Ab6      C?   Ab6                 C?
Unweighed down by passion or intensity
Ab6                C?   Ab6               C?
Yet unaware of the depth upon which he coasts
Fdim7      Fdim7/Db
And he finds a home in me
Fdim7                            Fdim7/Db
For what misfortune sows, he knows my touch will reap

    F#        Ab4    Ebm7       F#    
Ab4   Ebm7
And all my armor falling down, in a pile at my feet
    F#   Ab4    Ebm7   Ab4     F#     
Ab4   Ebm7
And my winter giving way to warm , as I'm singing him to sleep

Fdim7    Fdim7/Db   Fdim7    Fdim7/Db

F#      Ab4    Ebm7     F#     Ab4   Ebm7
All my armor falling down, in a pile at my feet
    F#    Ab4    Ebm7   Ab4    F#     
Ab4   Ebm7
And my winter giving way to warm , as I'm singing him to sleep
 F#        Ab4    Ebm7     F#     Ab4 
  Ebm7
All my armor falling down, in a pile at my feet
    F#   Ab4    Ebm7   Ab4     F#     
Ab4   Ebm7
And my winter giving way to warm , as I'm singing him to sleep

Gb   Ab4   Ebm7...  (repeat to the end)