Key: E
Introduction:
E G#m A BA
We...in our present life
E G#m A F#7 B7
Knew...that the stars were right
E B
So if you are the first to go
C#m F#
You'll leave a sign to let me know
E E7
Oh, tell me so, please
A F#7 B A
Carry the lantern light
E G#m A BA
You...cross the sea of night
E G#m A F#7 B7
Free...from the spell of flight
E B
Your cloak you wear is a spirit shroud
C#m F#
You'll wake me in my sleeping hours
E E7
Like a cloud, please
A F#7 B A
Carry the lantern high
E G#m A BA
Me...in my sorry plight
E G#m A F#7 B7
You...waiting every night
E B
My face it turns a deathly pale
C#m F#
You're talking to me through your veil
E E7
I hear you wail, so please
A F#7 B A
Carry the lantern light
E B
The servants sleep, the doors are barred
C#m F#
You hear the stopping of my heart
E E7 A
You never part, so please...carry the lantern high!