Intro
Em Am x2
[Verse]
Em Am
D plague in the workhouse, a plague on the poor now, I'll beat on my drum till I'm dead
Em Am
Yesterday a fever, tomorrow St. Peter, I'll beat on my drum until then
[Chorus]
Em Am
What melody will lead my lover from his bed?
Em Am
What melody will see him in my arms again?
[Verse]
Em Am
Set fire to foundation and burn out the station, you'll never get nothing of mine
Em Am
The pane of my window will flicker and billow, I won't leave a stitching behind
[Chorus]
Em Am
What melody will lead my lover from his bed?
Em Am
What melody will see him in my arms again?
[Interlude]
Em Am x2
[Bridge]
G D Am G
I'll sing of the walls of the well and the house at the top of the hill
D Am G
I'll sing of the bottles of wine that we left on our old windowsill
D Am
I'll sing of the years you will spend getting sadder and older
G D Am
Oh love, and the cold, the oncoming cold
[Outro]
G D Am x8