Key: F
Introduction:
F Dm7 Bb C F Dm7 Bb Dm F Dm
INTRO
F
Long legged shadows, Mississippi sunset,
Dm
She was standing like a candle that hadn't been burned yet.
F
The wind was blowing clouds like ashes,
Dm7
Had my hand in my pocket, reaching for my matches.
F Dm
I can see those cotton sheets dancin',
Bb C
On her momma's clothesline in my head.
F Dm7
From my lips a lucky strike was danglin',
Bb C
The day was dying in a sea of red.
Dm Bb
Then came the night, warm and dark,
F C
Draggin' its chains across our hearts.
Dm7 Bb
The moon was full, the grass was wet,
F C
Making us scream, making us sweat.
Dm
Holding on tight... it was wrong, it was right,
F
Then came the night.
F
There was a time when love was a flower,
Dm7
Now it's a vine that's climbin' up the tower.
F
And the river just rolls past the garden,
Dm Bb
Where love won't grow and the ground is hardened.
F Dm7
I can see that tired white flag flying,
Bb C
I can hear that ringing mission bell.
F Dm7
Telling of the innocence that's dying,
Bb C
A sound that I remember oh so well.
Dm Bb
Then came the night, warm and dark,
F C
Draggin' its chains across our hearts.
Dm7 Bb
The moon was full, the grass was wet,
F C
Making us scream, making us sweat.
Dm Bb
Making us cling, making us claw,
F C
Making us rise, making us fall.
Dm Bb
Breath on breath, skin on skin,
F C
Can't go back there again.
Dm7
Holding on tight... it was wrong, it was right,
F
Then came the night.
Dm
Yeah, then came the night.
F
Then came the night,
Dm Bb
Oh yeah, yeah.
F Dm Bb
INSTRUMENTAL