Verse: D G Can you see the lonesome tree under the starlight? D F#m The clouds have gone and the sky has won the battle for clear sight D G The birds have left and there's not a sound up on the hillside D F#m The cold has come and it's sweeping its way on 'til the low tide G On this December night
A Em7 Bm7-Bm There's a deafening call from a woman on the shore G D E She wants more, and she's asking me, "What is it all for?" Em A Bm C And I never want to tell her of the cold, of getting old G C Am D Of falling down to meet the ground, now only a memory of this town D (missing chord progession) G Will you believe that this all is a dream, a feverish nightmare? D (missing chord progression) F#m And that all that you've seen has left you unscarred and no worse for the wear G On this unfortunate night A Em Bm There's a heartbroken cry from a mother on the shore G D G She wants more, and she's asking me, "What is it all for?" G E7 She's pleading with me, "Open up the door!" Em7 A Bm C And I never want to tell her of the cold, of getting old G C C Am Of falling down to meet the ground, now only a memory of this Bridge: F C G Dm Dm7 G A Outro: G D G We want more, and we're asking you, "What is it all for?" D E It's nothing like we've ever seen before Em A Bm C But fortune doesn't always favor the bold, we're still getting old G C C Am Always falling down to meet the ground, still only a memory of this town
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