Am   E    C   G
Dm   Am   E   Am
Am


[Verse 1]
Am           E          C           G
Tears by the firelight, he won't be home tonight
Dm              C                  Am    G/B  C   G
The Royal order reached him now to fight for  the land
Am          Em           C               G
Eyes at the window-pane, staring through pouring rain
Dm             C                   Am Dm E7    Am
All the room is cold and grey, the fi_re burns bright


[Chorus]
      C              G        Am
Every night there is no one beside
      F            C          Dm       E
She's counting the hours, the memories burn
Am        C           G             Am
Day after day all her thoughts slip away
    Am    G/B Am  G   Am G  F   (E7)
She waits for the one to return


[Verse 2]
Am       E                  C           G
Almost a year has gone, the battles are raging on
Dm             C             Am G/B  C  G
She has got no sign of life, no news at all
Am           Em             C          G
She wants to know his stand far in the foreign land
Dm                   C                Am     Dm  E7   Am
For King and Country he has left, the King's sleeping tight


[Chorus]
      C              G        Am
Every night there is no one beside
      F            C          Dm       E
She's counting the hours, the memories burn
Am        C           G             Am
Day after day all her thoughts slip away
    Am    G/B Am  G   Am G  F
She waits for the one to return


[Interlude]
E5   A5   D5   G5
C5   Faug  B
E5   A5   D5   G5
C5   Faug  B

Em   C    D   G
C    Am   B   B
Em   C    D   G
C    Am   C5 B5 G5 Am


[Verse 3]
Am          E           C           G
Tears by the firelight, he won't be home tonight
Dm               C                Am  G/B C  G
Sparks of hope begin to glow, the end of the war
Am              E                     C           G
Church-bells proclaim the peace, they welcome the returnees
Dm              C          Am  Dm      E7     Am
"The victory is ours!" but she thinks, "What's mine?"


[Chorus]
      C              G        Am
Every night there is no one beside
      F            C          Dm       E
She's counting the hours, the memories burn
Am        C           G             Am
Day after day all her thoughts slip away
    Am    G/B Am  G   Am G  F   (E7)
She waits for the one to return


[Bridge]
             Am   C     G          Am
Tears by the light, the fire burns down
Am             F               C            G
Words black as grave's ground, seals red as blood
       Am   C   G             Am
By the light, life's found an end
    Am   G/B  Am G     Am G   F
The parchment is still in her hand

             Am   C     G          Am
Tears by the light, the fire burns down
Am             F               C            G
Words black as grave's ground, seals red as blood
       Am   C   G             Am
By the light, life's found an end
    Am   G/B  Am G     Am G   F
The parchment is still in her hand