Tonalità: Ab major
Verse 1
A
I went down to the place
Where I knew, she lay waiting
E
Under the marble and the snow
Verse 2
A
I said, "Mother I'm frightened
The thunder and the lightning
E
I'll never come through this alone"
Verse 3
D
She said, “I'll be with you
My shawl wrapped around you
My hand on your head when you go”
Verse 4
A
Em
And the night came on, it was very calm
C
G
I wanted the night to go on and on
D
But she said, “Go back,
A
go back to the world”
Verse 5
We were fighting in Egypt
When they signed this agreement
E
That nobody else had to die
Verse 6
A
There was this terrible sound
And my father went down
E
With a terrible wound in his side
Verse 7
D
He said, “Try to go on
Take my books, take my gun
And remember, my son, how they lied”
Verse 8
A
And the night comes on
E
Em
and it's very calm
C
I'd like to pretend that my
G
father was wrong
D
But you don't want to lie, not to the young
A
Verse 9
We were locked in this kitchen
I took to religion
E
And wondered how long she would stay
Verse 10
A
I needed so much
To have nothing to touch
E
I've always been greedy that way
Verse 11
D
But my son and my daughter
Climbed out of the water
Cryin' papa, you promised to play
Verse 12
A
And they lead me away
Em
to the great surprise
C
It's papa, don't peek,
G
papa, cover your eyes
D
A
And they hide, they hide in the World
Verse 13
A
Now I look for her always
I'm lost in this calling
E
I'm tied to the threads of some prayer
Verse 14
A
Saying, “When will she summon me?
When will she come to me?
E
What must I do to prepare?”
Verse 15
D
Then she bends to my longing
Like a willow, like a fountain
She stands in the luminous air
Verse 16
A
And the night comes on
Em
and it's very calm
C
G
I lie in her arms and says,
“When I'm gone
D
A
I'll be yours, yours for a song”
Verse 17
Now the crickets are singing
The vesper bells ringing
E
The cat's curled asleep in his chair
Verse 18
A
I'll go down to Bill's Bar
I can make it that far
E
And I'll see if my friends are still there
Verse 19
D
And yes, here's to the few
Who forgive what you do
And the fewer who don't even care
Verse 20
A
And the night comes on and
Em
it's very calm
C
G
I want to cross over, I want to go home
D
And she says, “Go back,
go back to the world”
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