[Intro]
| B | F# E | B G7sus4 | B |
[Verse 1]
B F#5 E
Well I wandered alone through a desert of stone
B E/B F# B
And I dreamt of my future wife
B E/B B
My sword's in my hand and I'm next in command
B B/D# B/C# B E/G# [Am?]
In this version of death called life
B E/B B
My plate and my cup are right straight up
B /D# /C# /B E/G#
I took a rose from the hand of a child
B F# E
When I kiss your lips, the honey drips
B E/B B
But I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
| B | % |
[Verse 2]
B F#5 E
Every day we meet on any old street
B E/B B
And you're in your girlish prime
B E/B B
The short and the tall are coming to the ball
B /D# /C# /B E/G# [Am?]
I go there all the time
B E/B B
Behind every tree, there's something to see
B E/G#
The river is wider than a mile
B F# E
I tried you twice, you can't be nice
B E/B B
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
| B | % |
[Verse 3]
B F#5 E
Here come the nurse with money in her purse
B E/B B
Here come the ladies and men
B E/B B
You push it all in and you've no chance to win
B /D# /C# /B E/G# [Am?]
You play 'em on down to the end
B E/B B
I'm laying in the sand getting a sunshine tan
B E/G#
Moving along riding in style
B F# E
From my toes to my head, you knock me dead
B E/B B
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
| B | % |
[Verse 4]
B F#5 E
I count the years and I shed no tears
B E/B B
I'm blinded to what might have been
B E/B B
Nature's voice makes my heart rejoice
B E/G# [Am?]
Play me the wild song of the wind
B E/B B
I found hopeless love in the room above
B E/G#
When the sun and the weather were mild
B F# E
You're as fine as wine, I ain't handing you no line
B E/B B
But I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
| B | F# E | B E/B | B |
[Verse 5] + coda
B F#5 E
All the merry little elves can go hang themselves
B E/B B
My faith is as cold as can be
B E/B B
I'm stacked high to the roof and I'm not without proof
B E/G# [Am?]
If you don't believe me, come see
B E/B B
You think I'm blue, I think so too
B E/G#
In my words, you'll find no guile
B F# E
The game's gotten old, the deck's gone cold
B E/B B
And I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
B F# E
The game's gotten old, the deck's gone cold
B E6 B
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while