Intro

Am           C Am

Verse 1

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

Verse 2

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

Chorus

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

Verse 3

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

Ending

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