Eveline
Cathie Ryan
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G [Verse 1] It's early Sunday morning, her father's fast asleepD Am Em D She's staring out the window at the dark and lonely streetG Put the kettle on the fire, wake the children up for massD Am Em His drunken cursing last night means another week has passedAm D The next will be the same [Chorus]G It's alright, Eveline, let the ship sail awayAm D Hold on to the railing and cryG It won't be the last one, I promise you thatD Em He's only telling you liesD G He's only telling you lies [Verse 2] Where is you sailor, Evy? Are you killed with regret?D Am Em D Didn't he know your heart then? Did he make you forgetContinues after the adG That you have always seen yourself in your father's bitter eyes?D Am Em Your mother willed her life to you long before she diedAm D Her madness calls your name [Chorus]G It's alright, Eveline, let the ship sail awayAm D Hold on to the railing and cryG It won't be the last one, I promise you thatD Em They're only telling you liesD G They're only telling you lies [Instrumental]G D Am Em [Bridge]Am Em Am Em Deravaun seraun, deravaun seraunD Em Take her hand (take her life)D Em Take her hand (take her life)Am Em Am Em D Deravaun seraun, deravaun seraun Eveline [Verse 3]G I knew you were no fiction when he left you on the shoreD Am Em D Living out the legacy, the guilt of wanting moreG Waiting for a ship to come, praying for strength to leapD Am Em Those leaps are terrifying, the small steps make us freeAm D The small steps make us free [Chorus]G It's alright, Eveline, let the ship sail awayAm D Hold on to the railing and cryG It won't be the last one, I promise you thatD Em They're only telling you liesD Em They're only telling you liesD C G They're only telling you lies