Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
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Intro:
G*
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(this is the basic riff, it is slightly varied over the song)
Verse 1:
A7 C G*
If you think that i am wrong
try to let ne know
A7 C G*
for lately i have just been learning what you knew long ago
Chorus 1:
C/A Bm
into this empty room there shines a troubled moon
C C | Bm | Am | Bm/E| G*
and soon we will be gone
Verse 2:
A7 C G*
They brought the stones up from the river
and they carved them with their hands
A7 C G*
Now all this torn and faded paper we can see what they have planned
Chorus 2:
C/A Bm
Look there is something missing and it's buried in these mountains
C Bm
somewhere deep in memory somewhere near the water
C/A Bm
and soon we will be gone soon we will be gone
C C | Bm | Am | Bm/E | G*
and soon we will be gone
Piano Solo:
Am Bm C Bm
Am Bm C C/B C/A C | Bm | Am | Bm/E | G*
Verse 3:
"Now listen "
A7 C G*
They found him drifting by the roadside calling for his friend "and he was calling out to them"
A7 C G*
But he was too young to remember that he would not see them again "no-o not again"
Chorus 3:
C/A Bm
And now the dust is falling on what I had been feeling
C Bm
and I cannot stop the trembling it's shaking from the ceiling
C/A Bm
And now that he is gone But now that he is gone
C Bm
I feel my life returning returning to the water
C/A Bm
to find what has been missing and it's buried in these mountains
C Bm
somewhere deep in memory she could have been her daughter
C/A Bm
and soon we will be gone soon we will be gone
C Bm
and soon we will be gone soon we will be gone
C/A Bm
and soon we will be gone soon we will be gone
C C | Bm | Am | Bm/E | G*
soon .
Outro:
A7 C G*
If you think that i am wrong
try to let ne know
Song History
Published: September 25, 2025
Last Updated: September 25, 2025