Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
G+G
Dear, it’s time we met
E minorEm
yes it’s true, you don’t know me yet
C majorC
but dust to dust
E minorEm
you’ll learn to trust
A7A7 D MajorD D7D7
that in the end, there is only us
Verse 2:
G+G
Don’t believe what they say of me
E minorEm
the poets’ slander and heresy
C majorC E minorEm
my face is cruel but my love is true
A7A7 D MajorD D7D7
and I won’t rest till I have you
Bridge:
C majorC G+G B7B7 E minorEm
mmmmm
C majorC G+G D MajorD D7D7
ohoohoohoo
Verse 3:
G+G
Through every season of your life
E minorEm
I watched you hold your lovers tight
C majorC E minorEm
and how I burned just to wait my turn
A7A7 D MajorD D7D7
to take your hand and lead you off this earth
Verse 4:
G+G
Soon the bells will chime for me
E minorEm
The singing ode to finality
C majorC E minorEm
and it's a sweet refrain that calls my name
A7A7 D MajorD D7D7
leads me right to resting place
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
Oh my sweet thing, fear not
C majorC G+G
you just board my ship and we’ll take off
E minorEm A7A7 D MajorD D7D7
to fare the darkest sea, the gentlest night
C majorC G+G
Take that body and give it up
C majorC G+G
you just step inside my chariot
E minorEm A7A7 D MajorD
Oh, you’ve never had a lover quite like me
D7D7 C majorC
so let’s ride to eternity
Bridge:
G+G B7B7 E minorEm
mmmmm
C majorC G+G D MajorD D7D7
ohoohoohoo
Verse 5:
G+G
Like the ones before you
E minorEm
you fear what’s in store for you
C majorC E minorEm
and so you’ll run under the golden sun
A7A7 D MajorD D7D7
heading west till it’s all said and done
Verse 6:
G+G
With every drag on your cigarette
E minorEm
do you feel how close I get?
C majorC E minorEm
Take your pills if you feel ill
A7A7
they might break my hold
D MajorD
but they won’t break my will
Verse 7:
G+G
Now you’re pale and short of breath
E minorEm
sit down with your spinning head
C majorC E minorEm
It’s almost time, I can see the signs
A7A7 D MajorD D7D7
that soon you’ll forever be mine
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
Oh my sweet thing, fear not
C majorC G+G
you just board my ship and we’ll take off
E minorEm A7A7 D MajorD D7D7
to fare the darkest sea, the gentlest night
C majorC G+G
Take that body and give it up
C majorC G+G
you just step inside my chariot
E minorEm A7A7 D MajorD
Oh, you’ve never had a lover quite like me
D7D7 C majorC
so let’s ride to eternity
Bridge:
G+G B7B7 E minorEm
mmmmm
C majorC G+G D MajorD D7D7
ohoohoohoo
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
Let go of those weary bones
C majorC G+G
and just climb aboard my ferryboat
E minorEm A7A7 D MajorD D7D7
I will row us gently through the dying light
C majorC G+G
I will keep you company
C majorC G+G
as we drift toward immortality
E minorEm A7A7 D MajorD
Oh you never had a lover quite like me
D7D7 C majorC
so let’s ride to eternity
Outro:
G+G B7B7 E minorEm
mmmmm
C majorC G+G D MajorD D7D7 E minorEm
ohoohoohoo