I And I

Am                   C           
Been so long since a strange 
                     G
woman has slept in my bed
D                        Am
 Look how sweet she sleeps, how free
 must be her dreams
Am          C                    
 In another lifetime she must 
            G
have owned the world, or been 
faithfully wed
D                              
To some righteous king who wrote 
           Am
psalms beside moonlit streams

[Chorus]

Am
 I and I
   G                    D    
In creation where one's nature 
          Am
neither honors nor forgives
Am
 I and I
G               D             Am
One says to the other, no man sees 
my face and lives

[Verse]

Am             C                G
Think I'll go out and go for a walk
D                        Am
Not much happenin' here, nothin' 
ever does
Am          C                    
Besides, if she wakes up now, 
            G
she'll just want me to talk
D                              
I got nothin' to say, 'specially 
           Am
about whatever was

[Chorus]

Am
 I and I
   G                    D    
In creation where one's nature 
          Am
neither honors nor forgives
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Am
 I and I
G               D             Am
One says to the other, no man sees 
my face and lives

[Verse]

Am             C                
Took an untrodden path once, where 
G
the swift don't win the race
D                        Am
It goes to the worthy, who can 
divide the word of truth
Am          C                    
Took a stranger to teach me, to 
            G
look into justice's beautiful face
D                                 
And to see an eye for an eye and a
        Am
 tooth for a tooth

[Chorus]

Am
 I and I
   G                    D    
In creation where one's nature 
          Am
neither honors nor forgives
Am
 I and I
G               D             Am
One says to the other, no man sees 
my face and lives

[Verse]

Am             C           
Outside of two men on a train 
     G
platform there's nobody in sight
D                        Am
They're waiting for spring to come, 
smoking down the track
Am          C               
The world could come to an end 
                 G
tonight, but that's all right
D                                 
She should still be there sleepin'
        Am
 when I get back

[Chorus]

Am
 I and I
   G                    D    
In creation where one's nature 
          Am
neither honors nor forgives
Am
 I and I
G               D             Am
One says to the other, no man sees 
my face and lives

[Verse]

Am             C                
Noontime, and I'm still pushin' 
G
myself along the road, the darkest 
part
D                        Am
Into the narrow lanes, I can't 
stumble or stay put
Am          C                    
Someone else is speakin' with my 
            G
mouth, but I'm listening only to my 
heart
D                                 
I've made shoes for everyone, even
        Am
 you, while I still go barefoot

[Chorus]

Am
 I and I
   G                    D    
In creation where one's nature 
          Am
neither honors nor forgives
Am
 I and I
G               D             Am
One says to the other, no man sees 
my face and lives