Key: C
Introduction:
Cm Ab Eb Gm Ab Cm Eb Bb
verse 1
Cm F Cm
You (you) have never stood this close
F
To where you want to be
Cm F Cm
You (you) have always waded in the shallows
F Cm Ab
Between me and the deep blue sea
Pre-Chorus
Fm Bb Cm Ab
You would never want me to appear
Fm Bb Cm Ab
You never want this to be over
Fm Bb Cm Ab Fm
You never want it to reach out to the edge of time
Chorus
Ab Bb Cm Ab
While you sleep in earthly delight
Eb Gm
Someone's flesh is rotting tonight
Ab Cm
Like no other to you
Eb Bb
What you've done you cannot undo
verse 2
Cm F Cm
I (I) have always kept you closer
F
Than you have known
Cm F Cm
I (I) I am riding in the shadows
F Cm Ab
Behind you on a pale white horse
Pre-Chorus
Fm Bb Cm Ab
You would never want me to appear
Fm Bb Cm Ab
You never want this to be over
Chorus
Eb Gm
Someone's flesh is rotting tonight
Ab Cm
Like no other to you
Eb Bb
What you've done you cannot undo
Cm Ab
While you sleep in earthly delight
Eb Gm
Still, your soul will suffer this plight
Ab Cm
Like your father in hell
Eb Bb
What you've sold you cannot unsell
Instrumental
Fm Eb Bb
Chorus
Ab Bb Cm Ab
While you sleep in earthly delight
Eb Gm
Someone's flesh is rotting tonight
Ab Cm
Like no other to you
Eb Bb
What you've done you cannot undo
Cm Ab
While you sleep in earthly delight
Eb Gm
Still, your soul will suffer this plight
Ab Cm
But like a mother would save
Eb Bb
Her own child from digging a grave