Threnody

Intro: Am


Am
gather 'round, you wounded people
Dm
shadows fall upon the steeple,
Am                   G
soon shall come the closing of,
     Fadd9   F      G
the closing of the gates


Am
for there is a word of plague among 
us
F
curse the one whose poison stung us,
C              Am
all along the alleyways
     G                  F    G
the satyrs wait their fate


Am
but who's to blame when all are 
guilty
Dm
morals stained & conscience filthy
Am                G
abreast your idol replicas
    Fadd9  F      G
your replicas of lust,


Am
in the sky I hear the threshing
F
dare to watch your lord undressing
C                 Am
while you beg forgiveness,
     G               F    G
you feed on his disgust


     C              G             
but if perhaps the salt might 
        F     C G
stain your skin
    Am               G            
and if perhaps the smoke might 
       F     C G
weep your eyes
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C                 G             
listen while the threnodies 
C     G
begin
Am              G             F 
know no one in here gets out 
     G
alive.

Am
but let your frailty not deceive you
Dm
a little pinprick, rest relieves 
you,
Am                    G
and dream of all the days that are,
     Fadd9     F      G
the years that are to come -


    Am
for you will dance & you'll be 
nimble
F
pirouettes upon a thimble
    C          Am
and I will be beside you
        G             F      G
lest I lose you once again.

     C             G            
but if perhaps my sorrows all are 
   F    C G
show
     Am               G           
and I should find a crack among 
    F     C G
the gates,
C                  G             
guilt shall follow me where'er I 
C    G
go
Am              G            F  
though I try I know I can't 
    G
escape

C G C G C G F F (x2)

Am
and when you're gone the earth will 
crumble
Dm
I will try but I will stumble
Am                     G
and all through these city streets
   Fadd9        F        G
my robes shall drag the ground


Am
hear the children swing with sorrow,
F
yesterday was once tomorrow
C                Am
no more I'll be troubled
        G               F      G
by the troubles of this world


    C             G             F
but if I lose my step along the 
   C G
way
    Am                G           
and if the speech of victim fills 
    F      G
my throat


C                             
out beyond past the cliffs that 
             Am
shape the day
it's there I’ll wander, there I’ll 
G6   (= 320000)
stray

it's there I’ll look for you when 
 F                G
all my trials are done
C                          Am
I feign sleep to save my breath,
this love is loss, this life is 
 G6
theft,
and all that's left is some vain 
 F             G
need to carry on

     C                             
and though I fear the tightening of
       Am
 the skies
                                 G6
against the dawn I'll watch you rise
                         F         
oh lord, the company I keep within 
    G
my head
C                                 
the scent of flesh might tease the
  Am
 nose
it claims the calm, it clings the 
 G
clothes

could that be you, my love?
      F             G
your dust upon the wind?