Dm
The phone rings, it early, it's
C
seven o'clock, he says
F
sorry I woke you but I
C
just had to talk.
Dm
You know last night, remember when
C
I tried to choke you? I didn't
F
mean it, I was drunk, it was
C
only a joke.
FC
You should know that by now,
AmGm
when the chequered flag comes down,
Em add7 Dm
no one, no one, no one has won the race.
Dm
The next night he's over and
C
over and under and
F
after he's finished, she
C
lies there and wonders just
Dm
why does she need him, and
C
why does she stay here, and
F
then in the darkness, she'll
C
quietly say Dear, you've
FC
never really known
AmGm
that when the white flag is flown,
EmDm
no one, no one, no one has won the war.
Dm
They're complicated people leading
C
complicated lives, and he
F
complicates their problems by telling
C
complicated lies
Dm
He tells her he's sorry, she
C
tells him it's over he
F
tells her he's sorry she
C
says over and over, You've
FC
never really known
AmGm
that when the white flag is flown,
Em add7 Dm
no one, no one, no one has won the war.
EA
There goes a forest and there goes a bluebird
EA
There goes a partridge and there goes a Go Train
EA
There goes an angel and there goes a steeple
EA
There goes a cop car and there goes an eagle
EA
There goes a raven and there go the ribbons
EA
There goes a raven and there go the ribbons
EA
There goes a raven and there go
The ribbons the ribbons the ribbons
E
The ribbons of the flag.