Intro:
G# Fm Cm Bb
G# Fm Cm Bb Cm Dm Eb5 F5
Verse I:
Gm Dm
Once my life was plain and clear
Gm
I recall
Dm
Once my ignorance was bliss
Gm Dm Am
Nightfall came
C Gm
Like a serpent’s kiss
Eb5 F5 Gm
To my troubled mind
Chorus:
G# Cm Gm G#
Why, oh why my God
Cm Gm
Have you abandoned me in my sobriety
G# Cm Gm G#
Behind the old façade
G# Fm
I'm your bewildered child
Gm
So take me cross the river wide
Verse II:
Gm Dm Gm
Binding promises were made on my soul
Dm
Grand illusions lead astray
Gm Dm Am C Gm
Ice cold winds swept my heart away
Eb5 F5 Gm ( Eb5 F5 )
Bring me back to you
Chorus:
G# Cm Gm G#
Why, oh why my God
Cm Gm
Have you abandoned me in my sobriety
G# Cm Gm G#
Behind the old façade
G# Fm
I'm your bewildered child
Gm Cm
So take me cross the river wide
Interlude:
Cm Dm Eb5 F5
Bridge:
Cm
I remember a song
Dm Eb5 F5
Like in a dream
Cm
When September was long
Dm Eb5 F5
And winter unreal
Interlude:
C#m Ebm E5 F#5 Gm
Final Chorus:
G# Cm Gm G#
Why, oh why, my God above
Cm Gm
Have you abandoned me in my sobriety
G# Cm Gm G#
Behind the old façade
G# Fm
I'm your bewildered child
Gm Cm
So take me cross the river wide
