capo 3rd fret
when the rooks were laid in piles by the sides of the road
Emin
crashing into the aerials tangled in the laundry lines
Dmaj Emin
and gathered in a field they were burned in a feathering pyre
Dmaj Cmaj
their cold black eyes
Bmaj
when the swallows fell from the eaves and the gulls from the spires
Emin
the starlings in millions would feed on the ground where they lie
Dmaj Emin
and the ambulance men said "there's nowhere to flee for your life"
Dmaj Cmaj
so we stay inside
Bmaj
and we'll sleep until the world of man is paralyzed
Amin Bmaj Emin
(Same chords as verse for trumpet solo)
Oh the falconer awakes to the sound of the bells
Emin Gmaj
overhead and southbound
Amin
they're leaving his life
Bmaj
and each empty cage just rings
Emin
in his heart like a bell
Gmaj
underneath these cold stars
Amin
in their trembling light
Bmaj
and he cries "amen,
Cmaj
let their kingdom come tonight,
Bmaj
let this dream be realized."
Emin
And end on Gmin
