Standard Tuning
Intro
E G E
Verse 1
Em G Em
When the time comes for marriages to end
G C
When all the black gowns are called and sent
D G C
to darken doors and pay them penance
D G C
for wishing death before their contract's ended
Verse 2
Em G Em
When all the black gowns are hiring
G C
Art does the suffering
D G C
They don't see the beauty in the power wires
D G C
or of an honest man in poor attire
Chorus
G C G
But I've heard of hope in a faceless man
Em D C
I know I'll never meet
G C G
I've heard of life in those who love so very
Em D C
effortlessly
D Em Am C
who live forever in a state of vulnerability
D Em
to leave behind for those they've loved
Am C
alot of time to weep
Instrumental
G C G Em D C x2
Verse 3
Em G Em
when the time comes for marriages to end
G C
will the world wait while we address
D G C
with poignancy enough to down the city of hounds
D G C
speaking humanly enough to free us from ourselves
Bridge
D Em C
abandonment makes for something heartfelt
D G C
and finds your ear like chimes and church bells
Em C
something special will recede as something boring swells
D G C
and finds your ear like chimes and church bells
Chorus
G C G
But I've heard of hope in a faceless man
Em D C
I know I'll never meet
G C G
I've heard of life in those who love so very
Em D C
effortlessly
D Em Am C
who live forever in a state of vulnerability
D Em
to leave behind for those they've loved
Am C
alot of time to weep
End
