Capo III - Chords relative to capo
Em D A x4
Em D A Em D A
I was just bony hands as cold as a winter pole
Em D A Em D A
you held a warm stone out new flowing blood to hold
Em D A Em D A
oh what a contrast you were to the brutes in the halls
Em D A Em D A
my timid young fingers held a decent animal
G D
Over the ramparts you tossed
G D
the scent of your skin and some foreign flowers
G D F
tied to a brick sweet as a song
C D
the years have been short but the days were long
Em D A Em D A
Cool of a temperate breeze from dark skies to wet grass
Em D A Em D A
we fell in a field it seems now a thousand summers passed
Em D A Em D A
when our kite lines first crossed we tied them into knots
Em D A Em D A
and to finally fly apart we had to cut them off
G D
Since then it's been a book
G
you read in reverse
D
so you understand less as the pages turn
G D F
or a movie so crass and awkwardly cast
C D
that even I could be the star
C D F G
I dont look back much as a rule
C D F G
and all this way before murder is cool
C D G C
but your memory is here and i'd like you to stay
D
a warm light on a winter's day
Em D A x6
G D
Over the ramparts you tossed
G D
the scent of your skin and some foreign flowers
G D F
tied to brick sweet as a song
C F
the years have been short but the days go slowly by
C
to loose kites falling from the sky
F C D
drawn to the ground and an end to flight
Without capo
Gm F C x4
Gm F C Gm F C
I was just bony hands as cold as a winter pole
Gm F C Gm F C
you held a warm stone out new flowing blood to hold
Gm F C Gm F C
oh what a contrast you were to the brutes in the halls
Gm F C Gm F C
my timid young fingers held a decent animal
A# F
Over the ramparts you tossed
A# F
the scent of your skin and some foreign flowers
A# F G#
tied to a brick sweet as a song
D# F
the years have been short but the days were long
Gm F C Gm F C
Cool of a temperate breeze from dark skies to wet grass
Gm F C Gm F C
we fell in a field it seems now a thousand summers passed
Gm F C Gm F C
when our kite lines first crossed we tied them into knots
Gm F C Gm F C
and to finally fly apart we had to cut them off
A# F
Since then it's been a book
A#
you read in reverse
F
so you understand less as the pages turn
A# F G#
or a movie so crass and awkwardly cast
D# F
that even I could be the star
D# F G# A#
I dont look back much as a rule
D# F G# A#
and all this way before murder is cool
C# F A# D#
but your memory is here and i'd like you to stay
F
a warm light on a winter's day
Gm F C x6
A# F
Over the ramparts you tossed
A# F
the scent of your skin and some foreign flowers
A# F G#
tied to brick sweet as a song
D# G#
the years have been short but the days go slowly by
D#
to loose kites falling from the sky
G# D# A#
drawn to the ground and an end to flight
