Capo 7 A5 D5 He was the rock of old A5 D5 Carved and faced A5 D5 Land of the cross A5 D5 Drawn and traced A5 D5 She of silk and lace A5 D5 Soft as night A5 D5 A crescent moon A5 D5 Bathed in light A5 C5 E5 Who would dare tear them apart? A5 C5 E5 Who would try to halve this heart? A5 D5 A5 How can we stand D5 A5 To hold up a man D5 A5 To choose in his hand D5 G5 Between two grains of sand A5 D5 A5 How can we turn D5 A5 To violence and burn D5 A5 Forgot all we've learned D5 G5 To darkness return It's been told before I'll tell it again How jealousy struck And hate did gain To plunder once Once and for all This cherished pearl Till sorrow falls They stole in and crept like thieves A murder buried under autumn leaves Repeat Chorus Intro to 3rd Verse B5 A5 D5 G5 C5 E5 A5 D5 G5 Too pure to shine In this world of sighs Of butchers and crimes Of laws and lies But something of their love will remain In the frozen drops of winter's rain They're above us, there is no doubt There is a light that won't go out