[Intro] G G C G
G
With a glass inlaid with gemstones
G
On a pool around the evening
C
Among the perfumed roses
G
Wait for her
G
With the patience of a packhorse
G
Loaded for the mountains
C
Like a stoic, noble prince
G
Wait for her
G
With seven pillows laid out on the stair
G C
The scent of women's incense fills the air
G
Be calm, and wait for her
G
And do not flush the sparrows
G
That are nesting in her braids
C
All along the barricades
G G G/F#
Wait for her
Em C
And if she comes soon
G G G/F#
Wait for her
Em C
And if she comes late
G G
Wait
G
Let her be still
G
As a summer afternoon
C G
A garden in full bloom
G
Let her breathe in the air
G
That is foreign to her heart
C
Let her lips part
G
Wait for her
G
Take her to the balcony
G
See the moon soaked in milk
C
Hear the rustle of her silk
G
Wait for her
G
Don't let your eyes alight upon
G
The twin doves of her breast
C
Lest they take flight
G G G/F#
Wait for her
Em C
And if she comes soon
G G G/F#
Wait for her
Em C
And if she comes late
G D
Wait, Wait
G
Serve her water before wine
G
Do not touch her hand
C G
Let your fingertips rest at her command
G G
Speak softly as a flute would to a fearful violin
C
Breathe out
G G G/F#
Breathe in
[Solo] Em C G G/F#
Em C G D
G
And as the echo fades
G
From that final fusillade
C G
Remember the promises you made
( G D C G )
C G
She was always here in my heart
C G
Always the love of my life
C G G/F#
We were strangers, oceans apart
Em D
But when I laid eyes on her
C G
A part of me died
( G C G C G )
G
The part that is envious, cold hearted and devious
G
Greedy, mischievous, global, colonial
C
Bloodthirsty, blind, mindless and cheap
G
Focused on borders and slaughter and sheep
G
Burning of books, bulldozing of homes
G
Given to targeted killing with drones
C G
Lethal injections, arrest without trial
G
Monocular vision, gangrene and slime
G
Unction, sarcasm, common assault
C
Self-satisfied heroic killers
G
Lifted on high
G
Piracy adverts, acid attacks
G
On women by bullies and perverts and hacks
C G
The rigging of ballots and the buying of power
G
Lies from the pulpit
Rape in the shower
G
Mute, indifferent
Feeling no shame
C
Portly, important
G
Leering, deranged
G
Sat in the corner watching TV
G
Deaf to the cries of children in pain
C
Dead to the world
G
Just watching the game
G
Watching endless repeats out of sight, out of mind
G
Silence, indifference
The ultimate crime
C G G G/F#
But when I met you, that part of me died
C G G G/F#
Bring me a bowl to bathe her feet in
C G
Bring me my final cigarette
G D/F# Em D C
It would be better by far to die in her arms than to linger
B B7
In a lifetime of regret
