Blood And Bone
Will Varley
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Dm [Chorus]Dm Men are made From blood and boneC Dm Like metals made from dustAm Men are bound to die aloneG Dm Like metals bound to rust [Verse 1]Dm C Dm Late, late, late night on the hillAm The poet came a knocking on theG Dm shamans window sillDm C Help me my words don't visitDm anymoreAm G The shaman he laughed picked aDm mouse up from the floorDm They sat there in the dark whilst aC Dm mooty was preparedAm From the blood of the mouse and anG Dm eagles headDm Drink this said the shaman, itC Dm will calm you mindAm I promise the words will flow fromG Dm you like the rain from the skyDm C So the poet he drank, till theDm glass was bareAm G While outside a nightingale sangDm in the airDm Thank you said the poet, may theC Dm gods bless your soulAm He shook the old mans hand, walkedG Dm out into the coldDm C Early the next morning as the sunDm began to riseAm G Screams rang out across the oldDm diamond minesDm C Dm My lover, My lover, My lover is deadAm G Next to his wife lay the poet InDm his bed [Chorus]Dm Men are made From blood and boneContinues after the adC Dm Like metals made from dustAm Men are bound to die aloneG Dm Like metals bound to rust [Verse 2]Dm After many years past and gone andC Dm many tears criedAm G Still no one could console theDm poor old poets brideDm C For in this life or the nextDm still she imploredAm That one of these days she wouldG Dm see her love once moreDm Then one day in the winter whileC Dm the famines took a holdAm G Into a tavern walked a strangerDm from the coldDm Said I'm looking for my lover I'veC Dm been away for many yearsAm G The poets widow was summoned fromDm her tearsDm If it's you said the widow thenC Dm where have you beenAm The demons said the stranger theyG Dm took me from my sleepDm C They locked me in a cave put nailsDm through my skullAm I escaped with the help of thisG Dm lonesome nightingaleDm C If it's you said the widow thenDm spin me a lineAm The stranger cleared his throatG Dm looked deep into her eyes [Chorus]Dm Said men are made From blood and boneC Dm Like metals made from dustAm Men are bound to die aloneG Dm Like metals bound to rustDm C They drank and they danced lateDm into the nightAm G But the poets father was not soDm satisfiedDm C Next morning the stranger wasDm awoken with a thudAm G As the police came to take samplesDm of his bloodDm C And as the results of the testDm came inAm G The poets father screamed I knewDm it wasn't himDm C Well a lonely executionerDm sharpened his bladeAm G From doing god's work a living heDm madeDm And just before he raised his axeC Dm up too the birdsAm He asked the stranger do you haveG Dm any last words [Bridge]Am G And the shaman he smiles up on theDm hillAm G His promise to the poet wasDm fulfilledAm G Dm And the widow she cries to the moonAm G And the nightingale sang her lastDm tune [Chorus]Dm Said men are made From blood and boneC Dm Like metals made from dustAm Men are bound to die aloneG Dm Like metals bound to rustDm Men are made From blood and boneC Dm Like metals made from dustAm Men are bound to die aloneG Dm Like metals bound to rust