black eyes
INTRO/VERSE
piano for guitar
intro:
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Come down from the lion’s back
call down to the endless sleepers
bring light to the dimming days
that run in an endless stream
now
CHORUS
chords:
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Fm
In the
B♭m
black of the eye
black of the eye
in the
Fm
heat of the act
heat of the act
is a
B♭m
crack in the ice
crack in the ice
VERSE
Dm Dm
Gm
B♭ C
Dm
Come down from the iron wheel
Come down from the iron wheel
come back
Gm
from the endless labor
from the endless labor
look
Dm
down on the rolling waves
down on the rolling waves
that strike
Gm
on the crumbling reef
on the crumbling reef
now
CHORUS
Fm
is
B♭m
what the body becomes
what the body becomes
in the
Fm
bellow aloud
bellow aloud
in the
B♭m
crack of the drum
crack of the drum
and as the
C
body dies
body dies
what is
Dm
left from the heart
left from the heart
burns
B♭m
white
white
C
VERSE
No light on the western shore
no sign of the ships at anchor
no sound but the roaring winds
no warmth but the life behind the eye
CHORUS
and what the body allows
is a flash in the heart
until the memory dies
and a forever life
is an infinite lie
hung wide
C
end on
end on
Gm
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