Capo 2nd fret C Am This graveyard hides a million secrets C Am And the trees know more than they can tell C F The ghosts of the saints and scholars will haunt you G C In heaven and in hell Rattled by the glimmer man, the boogieman, holy man Livin' in the shadows and the shadows of a gunman Rattle like the coppers in your greasy till Rattle til the time stood still Look over your shoulder; hear the school bell ring Another day of made-to-measure history I don't care if your heroes have wings Your terrible beauty's been torn C G Am G Faithful departed we fickle hearted F Em F G As you are now so once were we C G Am G Faithful departed we the meek hearted F Em F G With graces imparted bring flowers to thee The girls in the kips proclaim their love for you When you stumbled in they knew you for a shilling or two They curse you on Sundays and holy days When you all stayed away You slept there naked; light bulb hid your shame The shadows on the wall they took all the blame The sacred hearts picture compassion in his eyes Drowned out the river of sighs The grass grow green on the brewery tonight Never come between the darkness and the light There is no pain that can't be eased By the devil's holy water and the rosary beads Faithful departed we fickle hearted As you are now so once were we Faithful departed we the meek hearted With graces imparted bring flowers to thee You're a history book, I never could write Poetry in paralysis too deep to recite Bless yourself and dress yourself; you've won the fight We're going to celebrate tonight We'll even climbed the pillar like we always meant to Watch the sun rise over the strand Close our eyes and we'll pretend It could somehow be the same again I'll bury you upright so the sun doesn't blind you You won't have to gaze at the rain and the stars Sleep and dreams of chapels and bars And whiskey in the jar Faithful departed Look what you started An underdog's wounds Aren't so easy to mend Faithful departed There's no broken hearted And no more distress In your world without end
