Tabbed by: Joey Rodriguez

Capo 3 Fret

Intro:

 C

C
I was busy, I was occupied
                  Am
I was burning the fields
  C
A wind of black was blowing over me
                      Am             F             G
and when the cilia revealed all the ash lining my lungs
  C
I heard a song, I heard a whispering
                       Am
I gave my torch to the flame
  C
I counted out the numbers silently
                     Am
a list of places and names
          F                    G
that I'd best get back to, at least
        Am           C          F
were I soon to find leave or release
          Dm            G
To sing again, now and then
          C            C
now, at least

C
On to death, and on to dignity
                     Am
on to flowering the grave
C
on to faith, and on to piety
               Am
on to sending away
         F                 G
all the tools our dynasty yields
          Am          C         F
All these papers and axles and wheels
       Dm           G
on to quiet, on to silence
        C               C
on to still


Interlude:
C Am C Am F G Am


               F
It's not unsustainable
               G       Am        F       Am
so don't even try to explain me away
        F
We can make it, love
        G
we can bend at the knees
        Am                  F
we can fall and still we can recover
         Am
we can recover

               F
It's not unsustainable
       G       Am
Don't say it
       F       Am
Don't say it   

F G Am F

               Am
it's not unsustainable

Outro:
Am Eb Bb C Eb Bb Am

 Enjoy! :)