The Silky Veils Of Ardor

Intro: C F F7 Bbsus4 Verse: Fm C9 I am a poor wayfaring stranger Fm Cmaj7 Bb9 Traveling through all these highs and lows F I heard there was no sickness Ab Bb And no toil or danger F Just mercy and plenty Fm Where peaceful waters flow C9 Where peaceful waters flow

Interlude: C F F7 Bbsus4 Verse: Fm C9 Come all you fair and tender school girls Fm Cmaj7 Bb9 Be careful now--when you court young men F They are like the stars Ab Bb On a summer morning F They sparkle up the night Fm And they're gone again C9 Daybreak--gone again Interlude: C F F7 Bbsus4 Verse: Fm C9 If I'd only seen through the silky veils of ardor Fm Cmaj7 Bb9 What a killing crime this love can be F I would have locked up my heart Ab Bb In a golden sheath of armor F And kept its crazy beating Fm Under strictest secrecy C9 High security Interlude: C F F7 Bbsus4 Verse: Fm I wish I had the wings C9 Of Noah's pretty little white dove Fm Cmaj7 So I could fly this raging river Bb9 To reach the one I love F But I have no wings Ab Bb And the water is so wide F We'll have to row a little harder Fm It's just in dreams we fly C9 In my dreams we fly!