Music & Lyrics: The Walkabouts – Capo 1 …
Intro || G | Em | G | Em ||
[Verse 1]
G D
I go to sleep, before the devil wakes,
Em C
and I wake up, before the angels take
G D
all my worldly desires, all my yardsticks of fear,
Em C
aiming down, aiming down.
Bridge | G | Em | G | Em |
[Verse 2]
G D
I go to sleep, before the devil wakes,
Em C
and I wake up, before the angels take
G D
all my secrets untold, all my motives unclear,
Em
hangin’ down in the fire, burnin’ them higher,
C
won’t take them away from here
[Chorus]
G D
And long after we’re gone,
Am C
the lights will stay on, the lights will stay on.
[Verse 3]
G D
Watched the city, city of crows,
Em C
watched them fly, watched ’em all flyin’ low,
G D
out above the flood plain, just above the dirt road.
Em
they were hungry as winter, hungry as us,
C
not afraid to be flyin’, not afraid to be lost
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
+ G – D – Em – C + G – Em – G – Em
G D
And if you bury me, add three feet to it,
Em
one for your sorrow, two for your sweat,
C
three for the strange things we never forget
[Chorus]
G D
And long after we’re gone,
Am C
the lights will stay on, the lights will stay on.
G D
And long after we’re saved,
Am C
the lights will not fade, the lights will not fade.
[Bridge to end]
+ G – D – Em – C (3x) + G – D – Em – C – G
