Key: C
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}