Standard Tuning

*When playing the A chord in the chorus only play the first four strings*

Intro

E           G E

Verse 1

Em                             G      Em
When the time comes for marriages to end
G                                        C
When all the black gowns are called and sent
D                   G       C
to darken doors and pay them penance
D                              G          C
for wishing death before their contract's ended

Verse 2

Em                        G     Em
When all the black gowns are hiring
G                   C
Art does the suffering
D                                 G     C
They don't see the beauty in the power wires
D                       G      C
or of an honest man in poor attire

Chorus

G                           C         G      
But I've heard of hope in a faceless man
  Em        D     C
I know I'll never meet
               G                 C       G    
I've heard of life in those who love so very 
Em D      C
effortlessly
D                       Em               A           C
who live forever in a state of vulnerability
D                          Em
to leave behind for those they've loved
A                   C
alot of time to weep


Instrumental

Repeat First Part Of Chorus


Verse 3

Em                       G           Em
when the time comes for marriages to end
G                         C
will the world wait while we address
D                         G             C
with poignancy enough to down the city of hounds
D                          G            C
speaking humanly enough to free us from ourselves

Bridge

D           Em                  C                  
abandonment makes for something heartfelt
D              G                   C
and finds your ear like chimes and church bells
          Em                               C
something special will recede as something boring swells
D              G                   C
and finds your ear like chimes and church bells

Chorus

G                           C         G      
But I've heard of hope in a faceless man
  Em        D     C
I know I'll never meet
               G                 C       G    
I've heard of life in those who love so very 
Em D      C
effortlessly
D                       Em               A              C
who live forever in a state of vulnerability
D                           Em
to leave behind for those they've loved
A                   C
alot of time to weep

End