Standard Tuning

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

Intro

E (022100@1)         GE

Verse 1

Em (022000@1)                           G (320003@1)    EmWhen (022000@1)the time comes for marriages to end
G (320003@1)                                      CWhen (x32010@1)all the black gowns are called and sent
D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1)     Cto (x32010@1)darken doors and pay them penance
D (xx0232@1)                            G (320003@1)        Cfor (x32010@1)wishing death before their contract's ended

Verse 2

Em (022000@1)                      G (320003@1)   EmWhen (022000@1)all the black gowns are hiring
G (320003@1)                 CArt (x32010@1)does the suffering
D (xx0232@1)                               G (320003@1)   CThey (x32010@1)don't see the beauty in the power wires
D (xx0232@1)                     G (320003@1)    Cor (x32010@1)of an honest man in poor attire

Chorus

G (320003@1)                         C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)    
But I've heard of hope in a faceless man
  Em (022000@1)      D (xx0232@1)   CI (x32010@1)know I'll never meet
               G (320003@1)               C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)  
I've heard of life in those who love so very 
EmD      Ceffortlessly (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)                     Em (022000@1)             A (x02220@1)         Cwho (x32010@1)live forever in a state of vulnerability
D (xx0232@1)                        Emto (022000@1)leave behind for those they've loved
A (x02220@1)                 Calot (x32010@1)of time to weep

Instrumental

Repeat First Part Of Chorus

Verse 3

Em (022000@1)                     G (320003@1)         Emwhen (022000@1)the time comes for marriages to end
G (320003@1)                       Cwill (x32010@1)the world wait while we address
D (xx0232@1)                       G (320003@1)           Cwith (x32010@1)poignancy enough to down the city of hounds
D (xx0232@1)                        G (320003@1)          Cspeaking (x32010@1)humanly enough to free us from ourselves

Bridge

D (xx0232@1)         Em (022000@1)                C (x32010@1)                
abandonment makes for something heartfelt
D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)                 Cand (x32010@1)finds your ear like chimes and church bells
          Em (022000@1)                             Csomething (x32010@1)special will recede as something boring swells
D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)                 Cand (x32010@1)finds your ear like chimes and church bells

Chorus

G (320003@1)                         C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)    
But I've heard of hope in a faceless man
  Em (022000@1)      D (xx0232@1)   CI (x32010@1)know I'll never meet
               G (320003@1)               C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)  
I've heard of life in those who love so very 
EmD      Ceffortlessly (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)                     Em (022000@1)             A (x02220@1)            Cwho (x32010@1)live forever in a state of vulnerability
D (xx0232@1)                         Emto (022000@1)leave behind for those they've loved
A (x02220@1)                 Calot (x32010@1)of time to weep

End