Ivory chords by Helena Ruth

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
          Dm               C
It was a long and silent cry
      Am              D
She spoke before she died
   BbM7             C
I never true knew why
    A    D
I even tried
          Dm              C
Then just ivory lips she left
    Am                 D
To speak the words of the dead
     BbM7              C            A    D
And this was what she said, fast losing sight

Chorus:
          Bb                  C7
When the heart does cease to beat
     F
How long must the mind survive?
    Bb              C7
For only seconds split
           F
Until the night
      Gm             C7
Or do agony hours ensue
               F
To follow the light inside of you
   Gm                C7
Until it’s sudden through
           F  A
Into the blue


Verse 2:
          Dm                 C
It was a long and drawn-out sigh
    Am               D
I breathed before I died
   BbM7             C
I never true knew why
     A     D
She even tried


Instrumental:
Bb C FM7 F
Bb C F
Gm C F
Gm C7 F Em7b5


Outro:
          Dm            C
Then just empty eyes I left
    Am                   D
To see the world of the dead
     BbM7       C        A      D
As quietly she fled, out of my sight