[Intro]
| F | C A# | F G7sus4 | F |
[Verse 1]
F C5 A#
Well I wandered alone through a desert of stone
F A#/F C F
And I dreamt of my future wife
F A#/F F
My sword's in my hand and I'm next in command
F F/A F/G F A#/D [Am?]
In this version of death called life
F A#/F F
My plate and my cup are right straight up
F /A /G /F A#/D
I took a rose from the hand of a child
F C A#
When I kiss your lips, the honey drips
F A#/F F
But I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 2]
F C5 A#
Every day we meet on any old street
F A#/F F
And you're in your girlish prime
F A#/F F
The short and the tall are coming to the ball
F /A /G /F A#/D [Am?]
I go there all the time
F A#/F F
Behind every tree, there's something to see
F A#/D
The river is wider than a mile
F C A#
I tried you twice, you can't be nice
F A#/F F
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 3]
F C5 A#
Here come the nurse with money in her purse
F A#/F F
Here come the ladies and men
F A#/F F
You push it all in and you've no chance to win
F /A /G /F A#/D [Am?]
You play 'em on down to the end
F A#/F F
I'm laying in the sand getting a sunshine tan
F A#/D
Moving along riding in style
F C A#
From my toes to my head, you knock me dead
F A#/F F
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 4]
F C5 A#
I count the years and I shed no tears
F A#/F F
I'm blinded to what might have been
F A#/F F
Nature's voice makes my heart rejoice
F A#/D [Am?]
Play me the wild song of the wind
F A#/F F
I found hopeless love in the room above
F A#/D
When the sun and the weather were mild
F C A#
You're as fine as wine, I ain't handing you no line
F A#/F F
But I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
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[Verse 5] + coda
F C5 A#
All the merry little elves can go hang themselves
F A#/F F
My faith is as cold as can be
F A#/F F
I'm stacked high to the roof and I'm not without proof
F A#/D [Am?]
If you don't believe me, come see
F A#/F F
You think I'm blue, I think so too
F A#/D
In my words, you'll find no guile
F C A#
The game's gotten old, the deck's gone cold
F A#/F F
And I'm gonna have to put you down for a while
F C A#
The game's gotten old, the deck's gone cold
F A#6 F
I'm gonna have to put you down for a while