B
Well it's time to pay the fiddler
E
And it's sad to know we've danced it all away
F#7
But the warm night's disappearing
B
Leaving nothing but the cold hard light of day
And it's time to start erasing
E
All the rainbows we've been chasing in our minds
F#7
We know there's no way of making
B
Other ties on us unravel and unwind
Yes it's time to pay the fiddler
E
And today's the day the first installment's due
F#7
For the rest of all my days I'll wonder why
B
The maker mismatched me and you
But there's so much to consider like my wife and little children
E
Will need and want my love just like you do
F#7
Now it's time to pay the fiddler but before we pay the fiddler
B
Let's ask him to please play one last final tune
Well it's time to pay the fiddler
E
And there's naked sorrow dripping from your eyes
F#7
Unrestrained and unashamed we love each other
B
Now we've got to leave it lie
But I can feel my hands trembling
E
As I search to find the handle on the door
F#7
So let's let the fiddler pull his magic bow
B
Across our heart strings just once more