For Want Of - Rites Of Spring

Key: D Tuning: E A D G B E Verse: Em D I- I believed Em D C Memory might mirror no reflections on me Em D I- I believed Em D C That in forgetting I might set myself free Chorus: G But I woke up this morning D G D With a piece of past caught in my throat A And then I choked Verse: Em D I- I bled Em D C I tried to hide the heart from the head Em D And I- I said I bled Em D C In the arms of a girl I'd barely met

Chorus: G And I woke up this morning D G D With the present in splinters on the ground A And then I drowned [Instrumental] A D A D G D A D A D G D Verse: D And if I can't see Em It's for want of you D You said "I see" Em D C If there's nothing here then its probably mine Em D Well, my, my turn to see Em D C If there's nothing here it will always be mine, mine Chorus: G But I woke up this morning D G D With a piece of past caught in my throat A And then I choked Verse: Em D I, I guess I've learned Em D C The taste of days that will always burn Em D I, I guess I've learned Em D C If its in the corner of my eye I can't always turn Chorus: G D 'Cause I woke up this morning G D G With the present in splinters on the ground D And then I drowned [Instrumental] A D A D G D A D A D G D Outro: D And if I don't see Em It's for want of you, you Outro: Em G G C D G D G D G A