[Intro]
| G | D C | G G7sus4 | G |
[Verse 1]
G D5 C
Well I wandered alone through a desert of stone
G C/G D G
And I dreamt of my future wife
G C/G G
My sword's in my hand and I'm next in command
G G/B G/A G C/E [Am?]
In this version of death called life
G C/G G
My plate and my cup are right straight up
G /B /A /G C/E
I took a rose from the hand of a child
G D C
When I kiss your lips, the honey drips
G C/G G
But I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 2]
G D5 C
Every day we meet on any old street
G C/G G
And you're in your girlish prime
G C/G G
The short and the tall are coming to the ball
G /B /A /G C/E [Am?]
I go there all the time
G C/G G
Behind every tree, there's something to see
G C/E
The river is wider than a mile
G D C
I tried you twice, you can't be nice
G C/G G
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 3]
G D5 C
Here come the nurse with money in her purse
G C/G G
Here come the ladies and men
G C/G G
You push it all in and you've no chance to win
G /B /A /G C/E [Am?]
You play 'em on down to the end
G C/G G
I'm laying in the sand getting a sunshine tan
G C/E
Moving along riding in style
G D C
From my toes to my head, you knock me dead
G C/G G
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 4]
G D5 C
I count the years and I shed no tears
G C/G G
I'm blinded to what might have been
G C/G G
Nature's voice makes my heart rejoice
G C/E [Am?]
Play me the wild song of the wind
G C/G G
I found hopeless love in the room above
G C/E
When the sun and the weather were mild
G D C
You're as fine as wine, I ain't handing you no line
G C/G G
But I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 5] + coda
G D5 C
All the merry little elves can go hang themselves
G C/G G
My faith is as cold as can be
G C/G G
I'm stacked high to the roof and I'm not without proof
G C/E [Am?]
If you don't believe me, come see
G C/G G
You think I'm blue, I think so too
G C/E
In my words, you'll find no guile
G D C
The game's gotten old, the deck's gone cold
G C/G G
And I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
G D C
The game's gotten old, the deck's gone cold
G C6 G
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while