Intro
A# F A# F
E G C G C G
A# F A# F
E G C G C G
[Verse 1]
A# F A# F
While Mo-ther kee-pest Watch while and wee-pest
B D# C G C G
'till me-mo-ries cro-owd
A# F A# F
And Fa-ther mour-neth Ab-sence he bur-neth
B D# C G C G
Grief will cry a-lou-ud
[half intro]
A# F A# F
E G C G C G
[Verse 2]
A# F A# F
And no-one li-ives The spores have lan-ded
B D# C G C G
There is no bright si-ide
A# F A# F
Si-lence is gol-den E-ven my spi-rit
B D# C G C G
sleeps in my o-pen hands
[Chorus]
F# A#
Wet-tened e-very flap of En-gland's flag
D#
Pro-claimed that all a-round are free
G#m A# A#/A A#/G A#/F
And mil-lions earth-ly joy re-mains
F# A#
Fiery sparks, the eye of brea-king hearts
D#
Pro-du-cing to the mind in e-very
G#m A# A#/A A#/G A#/F A# A#/A A#/G Am
shape and kind Pro-duce the mind
[Bridge]
D
Had no idea, no-one did, make it quick And I don't
F C G
want to hurt She is my wit-ness
A#
O-one more stab a-and its back to the shop
E A G C C G C C G
Or leave as things a-a-are a-a-are
[intro with different metric]
A# F A# F
E G C G C G
A# F A# F
E G C G C G
[Verse 3]
A# F A# F
Vain de-ceit of grief Show of un-be-lief
B D# C G C G
Hope to blind and bri-ief
A# F A# F
Hide my be-lo-ved De-eath is pa-assed
B D# C G C G
A-gain no more to me
[Bridge]
D
Had no idea, no-one did, make it quick And I don't
F C G
want to hurt She is my wit-ness
A#
O-one more stab a-and its back to the shop
E A G C C G C C G
Or leave as things a-a-are a-a-are
[Intro]
A# F A# F
E G C G C G
A# F A# F
E G C G C G
[outro repeat at will]
F# A#
D# G#m A# A#/A A#/G A#/F A# A#/A A#/G A/E