Threnody Two Gallants
Maybe the other submission are the chords for another recording, but anyway: these are
chords for the recording I have. Thanks to dressrag1 for laying out the base.
Capo: 2 nd fret
Intro: Am
[Am]gather 'round, you wounded people
[Dm]shadows fall upon the steeple,
[Am]soon shall come the c[G]losing of,
the c[Fadd9]losing o[F]f the g[G]ates
[Am]for there is a word of plague among us
[F]curse the one whose poison stung us,
[C]all along the a[Am]lleyways
the s[G]atyrs wait their fa[F]te[G]
[Am]but who's to blame when all are guilty
[Dm]morals stained & conscience filthy
[Am]abreast your idol [G]replicas
your[Fadd9] replic[F]as of l[G]ust,
[Am]in the sky I hear the threshing
[F]dare to watch your lord undressing
[C]while you beg forg[Am]iveness,
you f[G]eed on his disgu[F]st[G]
but i[C]f perhaps the s[G]alt might stain your s[F]kin[C] [G]
and [Am]if perhaps the sm[G]oke might weep your [F]eyes[C] [G]
[C]listen while the t[G]hrenodies begi[C]n[G]
[Am]know no one in h[G]ere gets out a[F]live.[G]
[Am]but let your frailty not deceive you
[Dm]a little pinprick, rest relieves you,
[Am]and dream of all the d[G]ays that are,
the y[Fadd9]ears that [F]are to [G]come -
for [Am]you will dance & you'll be nimble
[F]pirouettes upon a thimble
and [C]I will be b[Am]eside you
lest I l[G]ose you once a[F]gain.[G]
but i[C]f perhaps my s[G]orrows all are s[F]how[C] [G]
and I[Am] should find a cr[G]ack among the ga[F]tes,[C] [G]
[C]guilt shall follow [G]me where'er I [C]go[G]
[Am]though I try I k[G]now I can't e[F]scape[G]
C G C G C G F F (x2)
[Am]and when you're gone the earth will crumble
[Dm]I will try but I will stumble
[Am]and all through these c[G]ity streets
my [Fadd9]robes shall d[F]rag the g[G]round
[Am]hear the children swing with sorrow,
[F]yesterday was once tomorrow
[C]no more I'll be t[Am]roubled
[G] [F] [G]
but [C]if I lose my s[G]tep along the [F]way[C] [G]
and [Am]if the speech of v[G]ictim fills my t[F]hroat[G]
[C]out beyond past the cliffs that shape the d[Am]ay
G6 (= 320000)
it's there Iā??ll wander, there Iā??ll stray
it's there Iā??ll look for you when[F] all my trials ar[G]e done
[C]I feign sleep to save my br[Am]eath,
this love is loss, this life is t[G6]heft,
and all that's left is some vain n[F]eed to carry o[G]n
and t[C]hough I fear the tightening of the sk[Am]ies
against the dawn I'll watch you r[G6]ise
oh lord, the company I ke[F]ep within my h[G]ead
[C]the scent of flesh might tease the n[Am]ose
it claims the calm, it clings the c[G]lothes
could that be you, my love?
your d[F]ust upon the w[G]ind?
C Am G6 F G (x2)
C G F G (x4)
[Am]
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