Standard tuning (EADGBE)
Foghorn sound at the beginning is a B twice
[Intro]
Em Am D G C B (x3)
[Verse 1]
Em
Oh young love of mine
Am D
She sleeps beneath the brine
G G/C G
And oh, the sound, the tick, the weighty click
C B
of her heart against my spine
Em
Now the dark is nigh
Am D
and she lays here at my side
G G/C G
But like a steady squall, her arms, they fall
C B
and her legs, they grasp me tight
[Refrain]
Em D G B
Oh, young love, young dear, why have you taken me in your
C Am Bsus4 B
Fall?
Em D
All of my love, all of my life
G B C Am Bsus4 B
Given to you sacrificed
Em
[Verse 2]
Em
Oh, My waking world
Am D
I leave you for a girl
G C
Cast away into this blight
Am B
Swimming blindly through the night
Em
Now my heart is bound
Am D
As I plague upon the sound
G G/C G
And oh it slips away, such soft decay
Bsus4 B
Then it grows, oh, oh, oh,
[Refrain]
Em D G B
Oh, young love, young dear, why have you taken me from the
C Am Bsus4 B
Fall?
Em D
All of my love, all of my life
G B C Am Bsus4 B
Given to you, sacrificed
[Bridge]
C Em
Stay clear of the wreckage
G B Em
She goes down, down, down
C Am Bsus4 B Em D
C Am Bsus4 B Em D
Dm E7 Dm E7
Dm
And she burns like the sun
E7
And it all falls away
Dm
Take your time and I'll take mine
E7
Here today
F G
But it cuts like a knife
C C/B Am Am/G F
And we're bound here as the night, it breaks away
Esus4 E7 Am A Am A
And it all goes down
[Refrain]
Em D G B
Oh, young love, young dear, why have you shaken me from the
C Am Bsus4 B
Fall?
Em D
All of my life, all of my days
G B C Am Bsus4 B
Given to you, cast away
Em D G B C Am Bsus4 B
Em D
Here's to the war, here's to the night
G B C Am Bsus4 B
All of my love, sacrificed
[Ending]
Em C G Em
Soft and kind, cold as ice.
Am D Am Em
Hold yourself beneath the brine.
Em C G Em
Smooth as wine, black as night.
Am D Am Em
Hold yourself beneath the brine.
