SOFT AS CHALK So the other tab of this one on this site wasn't a COMPLETE waste of time but you'll enjoy this far better: D (xx0232@1) CSo, (x32010@1)so long ago G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)so far away D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) When time was just a line GThat (320003@1)you fed me DWhen (xx0232@1)you wanted to stay D (xx0232@1) CWe'd (x32010@1)talk as soft as chalk G (320003@1) DTill (xx0232@1)morning came, as pale as a pearl D (xx0232@1) CNo (x32010@1)time, no, no time G (320003@1) DNow, (xx0232@1)I have got all the time in the world D (xx0232@1) BbSay, (x1333x@1)honey, did you belong to me Eb (x43121@3) Dm (xx0231@1) FTell (133211@1)me, honey, was your heart at rest when, darling CAll (x32010@1)the mourning doves were howling us Bb (x1333x@1) Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) DmF DmA (xx0231@1)song of love's oh god-awful lawlessness, law-less-ness! D (xx0232@1) BbSay, (x1333x@1)honey, did you belong to me Eb (x43121@3) DmTell (xx0231@1)me, honey, did I pass your test F (133211@1) CI (x32010@1)lay, as still as death, until the dawn Bb (x1333x@1) Dm (xx0231@1) CWhereupon (x32010@1)I wrested from your god-awful lawlessness, Dm (xx0231@1)F (133211@1) DmLaw-less-ness! (xx0231@1) D (xx0232@1) CI (x32010@1)roam around the tidy grounds G (320003@1) COf (x32010@1)my dappled sanatorium D (xx0232@1) CCoatless, (x32010@1)I sit amongst the moles, adrift G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)I dote upon my pinesap gum D (xx0232@1) CAnd (x32010@1)the light, through the pines in brassy tines G (320003@1) DLays (xx0232@1)over me, dim as rum D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) And thick as molasses, and so time passes G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)so, my heart, tomorrow comes D (xx0232@1) I feel you, leaning BbOut (x1333x@1)back with the crickets Eb (x43121@3) DmLoyal (xx0231@1)heart marking the soon-ness darkness F (133211@1) CTonight, (x32010@1)still the mourning doves BbWill (x1333x@1)summon us their song Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) Dm (xx0231@1)F (133211@1)DmOf (xx0231@1)love's neverdoneing lawlessness, law-less-ness! D (xx0232@1) While, over and over BbRear (x1333x@1)up, stand down, lay round Eb (x43121@3) DmTrying (xx0231@1)to sound-out or guess the reasons F (133211@1) CTo (x32010@1)sleep like a soldier, without rest BbBut (x1333x@1)there is no treason Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) DmF DmWhere (xx0231@1)there is only lawlessness, law-less-ness! Dm (xx0231@1)MIDDLE SECTION: Dm, Bb, Gm, C Dm, Bb, Gm, C faster Dm, Bb, Gm, C Dm, Bb, Gm, C EbIn (x43121@3)the last week GmOf (355333@1)the last year I was aware C#I (x43121@1)took a blind shot, across the creek G#At (xx1114@1)the black bear EbWhen (x43121@3)he roused me in the night C#And (x43121@1)left me cowering with my light Calling out G# (xx1114@1) FmWho (133111@1)is there CmWho's (x3101x@1)there EbWho (x43121@3)is there Bb, Fm, Am, C Dm, Bb, Gm, C Dm, Bb, Gm, C Dm, Bb, Gm, C Dm, Bb, Gm, C EbI (x43121@3)watched you sleep GmRepeating (355333@1)my prayer C#Give (x43121@1)love a little shove G#And (xx1114@1)it becomes terror EbAnd (x43121@3)now I am calling In a sadness beyond anger C#And (x43121@1)beyond fear G# (xx1114@1) FmWho (133111@1)is there CmWho's (x3101x@1)there EbWho (x43121@3)is there Bb, Fm, Am, C, D D, C, G, D D, C, G, D DI (xx0232@1)glare and nod CLike (x32010@1)the character, God G (320003@1) DBearing (xx0232@1)down upon the houses and lawns DI (xx0232@1)knew a little bit, CBut, (x32010@1)darling, you were it G (320003@1) CAnd, (x32010@1)darling, now it is long gone D (xx0232@1) CSweetheart, (x32010@1)in your clean, bright start G (320003@1) DBack (xx0232@1)there, behind a hill, and a dell D (xx0232@1) CAnd (x32010@1)a state line or two, I'll be thinking of you G (320003@1) DYes, (xx0232@1)I'll be thinking and be wishing you well D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DWe (xx0232@1)land, I stand, but I wait for the sound of the bell D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CI (x32010@1)have to catch a cab and my bags are at the carousel D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) And then Lord, just then, time alone will only tell You morning dove