Intro: C C! C! C x2 C F C When I recall his parting words C F Must I accept his fate G C F G Or take myself far from this place C F C I thought I heard a black bell toll C F A little bird did sing G C Man has no choice F G C When he wants every thing C G C We'll rise above the scarlet tide C F That trickles down through the mountain C F G C And separates the widow from the bride C F C Man goes beyond his own decision C F Gets caught up in the mechanism C G Of swindlers who act like kings C F And brokers who break everything C F C The dark of night was swiftly fading F Close to the dawn of day F C G C Why would I want him just to lose him again