Key: C
Introduction:
C/ Fm/C/ Db/ Eb/
C F G C F G C
Church bells ring out morning glory when summer bends to the winter's rage.
Am F G C Am F G C F/G- Am7
Emily walks through the cemetery. Passed a dog in an unmarked grave.
C F G C F G C
The old girl hobbles, nylons sagging. Talks to her sisters in the ground
Am F G C Am F G Am G/B
I saw a lie in the mirror this morning. I heard a prophecy all around.
F/C C Fm/C Db Eb Dm7/F
Em
F/C C Fm/C Db Eb Dm7/F C F
Em
C F G C F G C
Emily prays to a faded hero in a little frame clutched to her gown.
Am F G C
Hears the voice of promise in his memory.
Am F G C F/G- Am7
Tonight's the night they let the ladder down.
C F G C F G C
In a cage sits a gold canary by a wicker chair and a rosewood loom.
Am F G C Am F G Am G/B
As a soul ascends aboard the evening, Canary sings to an empty room.
{Repeat Chorus}