Rhymes Of Goodbye from the album Scott 4 (1969) by Scott Walker (D-tuning) Intro: D F#m C D Verse I: D F#m E B I've come far from chains, from metal and stone A E B From makeshift designs, I'm seeking a star D F#m E B To grab for the truth, to keep myself one A E B I turn and it's gone gone, you smile and it's born Chorus I: D A G The rhymes of a woman, a river that never ends D A G The Rhymes of dimension, surrounds us with fire and friends F#m Bm G F#m And roaring through darkness, the night children fly D A G C D I still hear them singing the rhymes of goodbye Verse II: D F#m E B "There's nothing within, but within", says a voice A E B "That's still my empire, and I've got a choice" D F#m E B It's heedless of death, it's still got a fire A E B And I'll keep it burning, with hands of desire D F#m E B The bells of our senses can cost us our pride A E B Can toll out the boundaries that level our lives D F#m E B Can slash like the sunlight through shadows and cracks A E B Our nakedness calling, our nakedness back Chorus II: D A G The rhyme of our passions, find beauty in loving love D A G The rhyme of our madness, burns cities and push and shoves F#m Bm G F#m And roaring through darkness, the night children fly D A G C D I still hear them singing the rhymes of goodbye Outro: C D
