Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) KEY: A Intro: C D G D Verse: Em C D Em C D G Some day Darling, when you're dead Em C D Em C D G With this wilting world you've wed Em C D And all I have of you to keep. Em C G God rest your blessed busy head.
Verse: Em D Em C D G Our words you tell, into my sleep, Em C D Em C D G Someday when your shadows flower Em C D Em C D And petals blossom by the hour, D Em C D G I'll take my day off to your grave G And let the mighty winds devour G D G And give you one triumphant wave. Chorus: D G A God knows that I still hear you. A D G Darling, I still hear you laughing. G7 C But only for a minute C D And then you're gone a minute D G And then you're long gone G D Em Like the day from the moon. Em C D Like the child from his high balloon. Em C G D Verse: Em C D Em C G Someday while my mouth's still warm G Em C D And everyone has been informed, Em C G I'll think of what you said last May G To let them not be long for longed G Em G But buried in some better way, G D C D Along the Lake Superior shore. Outro: D A God knows that I still hear you. A G Darling, I still hear you singing, G7 G C But only for a minute C D And then you're gone a minute D G And then you're long gone G D Em Like the day from the moon. Em C D Like the child from his high balloon. Em G D G D G