Single Phial

Am                G             C                 Am
I have walked the earth so many times before your birth,

Am             G          Am
Today is only yesterday's tomorrow.

           Am          G           C               Am
And as the gardener in Eden it was I who sowed the seed then,

     Am           G                     C
I've come here to reclaim this life you borrow.

Em           Dsus2          Em               C              Em
    Singing 'ring a ring o' rosies' for your final lullabye,

         Dsus2          C               Cmaj7              Em
Have you any prayers to make before you wave your last goodbye?

           Dsus2          Em              C                 Em
I bring 'a pocket full of posies' - lay a wreath to ease my guilt,

       Dsus2          C
As the light's go out forever not one drop of blood was spilt.


[Chorus]

Em          Am              Em
    As yet unwritten history -

               Am                   Em
once more I'll stride the lightning road,

      Am         C
Identity a mystery -

          Cmaj7 Dsus2  Em
my burden is Pandora's load.

           Am            Em
Traversing endless centuries -

              Am                 Em
disguised behind Death's lipless smile,

            Am           C     Cmaj7            Dsus2
I hide that my intention is to pour this single phial.

Em Am (x3) C,Cmaj7,Dsus2

Am G C Am
Am G Am

[Verse 2]
         Am               G           C         Am
I'd have rather seen your face almost any other place,

              Am                G               Am
Still here we meet - always the way in this profession.

          Am            G              C              Am
And as I gaze into your eyes I see the glimmer within dies,

         Am             G               C
From the moment I first make my dark confession.

Em              Dsus2            Em              C              Em
    How could I swear I would be there for you until your dying day,

Dsus2          C                   Cmaj7        Em
Certain in the knowledge that it's not that far away?

       Dsus2            Em              C             Em
So you leave me sitting here bewildered as a new dead ghost,

        Dsus2       C
While I try to justify destroying that which I love most.

[Chorus]
Em          Am              Em
     As yet unwritten history -

               Am                   Em
once more I'll stride the lightning road,

      Am         C
Identity a mystery -

          Cmaj7 Dsus2  Em
my burden is Pandora's load.

           Am            Em
Traversing endless centuries -

              Am                 Em
disguised behind Death's lipless smile,

            Am           C     Cmaj7            Dsus2
I hide that my intention is to pour this single phial.


Em Am    Em               Am              Em

       I lock the door, I pour the single phial

Am       C             Cmaj7        Dsus2  Em

       I lock the door amd pour the single phial      [Solo: Ramsey]

Em Am (x3) C,Cmaj7,Dsus2


Am G C Am
Am G Am
Am G C Am
Am G C

[Verse 3]
Em         Dsus2        Em             C              Em
  The dark millenium is ending - final daze of the decayed,

      Dsus2             C                  Cmaj7             Em
And a reign of tears is falling - it's the judgement eve parade.

         Dsus2           Em               C                       Em
Though I wash my hands a thousand times - still the guilt remains,

             Dsus2              C
She stole my heart - I took her life ...
(and yet I never knew her name)

[Chorus]
Em         Am              Em
     As yet unwritten history -

               Am                   Em
once more I'll stride the lightning road,

      Am         C
Identity a mystery -

          Cmaj7 Dsus2  Em
my burden is Pandora's load.

           Am            Em
Traversing endless centuries -

              Am                 Em
disguised behind Death's lipless smile,

            Am           C     Cmaj7            Dsus2   Em
I hide that my intention is to pour this single phial.

[Pre-chorus]
                     Am               Em  Am
Out with a whimper - not with a bang.

         Em                          Am                 C  Cmaj7  Dsus2
And they all gathered round when the church bells rang.

         Em                              Am                 Em  Am
Singing 'bring out your dead' - they'll stretch for miles,

      Em                        Am            C  Cmaj7  Dsus2  Em
To be bourne to their graves in single files.

[Chorus]
       Am              Em
As yet unwritten history -

               Am                   Em
once more I'll stride the lightning road,

      Am         C
Identity a mystery -

          Cmaj7 Dsus2  Em
my burden is Pandora's load.

           Am            Em
Traversing endless centuries -

              Am                 Em
disguised behind Death's lipless smile,

            Am           C     Cmaj7            Dsus2   Em
I hide that my intention is to pour this single phial.