Opiatrescence chords by Robyn Hitchcock

Verse 1:

Em               Bm
In the valley of darkness

      A                 C        D       Em
Where moonlight glows behind the falling leaves

                    Bm
In the wastes of november

           A             C    D    E
Where each man sees what only he believes

Chorus:

E                         G  F
I would show you what you ar-re

        C               D               E
In a portrait where you writh in living oils

                          G   F
Yes i'd show you what you ar -re

    C             D              Em
A reflection in a lake before it boils

Verse 2:

Em                   Bm
In the harbour of autumn

           A                 C    D         Em
Where the summer ships are water logged and cold

                       Bm
Does it hurt you to remember

         A               C        D        E
How they came and went before the year got old

Chorus:

E                      G  F
The distraction of the ra-in

         C                        D                 E
after twilight never stops till winter's midnight breath

                      G F
Shall i show it you aga-in

    C                  D                              Em
How precisely shall my angels fly to comfort you with death

Verse 3:

Em                       Bm
If you fell in to the water

         A                 C        D          Em
It would freeze you long before you reach the land

                       Bm
And at four tomorrow morning

            A              C          D       E
There would be no dawn, no footprints in the sand

Chorus:

E                       G  F
I would take you as you ar-re

         C             D                                 E
every morning, now you reach me with your eyes as red as sun

                        G  F
Yes i'd take you as you ar-re

            C               D                            Em
from your birthday till the end of you, the end of everyone.