| D | G | |
| Her breath | pure as whiskey my h | eart fell in love |
| D | Bm | |
| Now th | e devil is courtin' a diff | erent tune |
| D | G | |
| And I la | ugh as the tears wash the ra | in |
| D | A | D |
| Tell me why no one`s listenin? |
| G | D | |
| Is there | nothing at all l | eft to say |
| A | D | |
| In a wor | ld so unforgiving |
| G | D | |
| You mea | n more to me each eve | ry day |
| A | Bm | |
| So may the | living be dead in our wa | ke |
| G | D | A | D |
| D, G, D, A, D |
| One cold winters night behind the clouds stars did hide |
| D | G | |
| And the | ghost of our souls thanking Christ we're alive |
| Bm | A | |
| Our spir | its they crackled with lovers first sight |
| D | G | |
| Till t | he mornin' came fresh with a new |
| D | A | D | |
| Will you | dance with me n | ow heavens child s | ang the clown |
| D | G | |
| We`ve no | thing le | ft to lose but your wings and my frown |
| D | Bm | |
| Where ov | er the h | ills where the valleys will ring |
| D | G | |
| To the s | ound of our love singin' true |
| D | A | D |
| Tell me why no one`s listenin? |
| G | D | |
| Is there | nothing at all l | eft to say |
| A | D | |
| In a wor | ld so unforgiving |
| G | D | |
| You mea | n more to me each eve | ry day |
| A | Bm | |
| So may the | living be dead in our wa | ke |
| G | D | A | D |
| D, G, Bm, A. |
| D, G, D, A, D |
| But the summer sun is melting now |
| Bm | A | |
| With the | leaves i`ll soo | n be gone |
| G | D | |
| Will you | have the strength wh | en the emptiness |
| D | A | |
| Shadows fall |
| G | |
| Or will yo | ur aching heart be ripped apart |
| Bm | A | |
| By the b | eating from the | storm |
| G | D | |
| Or will | howling gales like yesterdays be gone |
| D | A | G | |
| Yeah be | gone... | be gone |
| A |
| D, G, Bm, A. |
| D, G, D, A, D |
| Was she sent down from the heavens above |
| D | G | |
| Her breath | pure as whiskey my h | eart fell in love |
| D | Bm | |
| Now th | e devil is courtin' a diff | erent tune |
| D | G | |
| And I la | ugh as the tears wash the ra | in |
| D | A | D |
| Tell me why no one`s listenin? |
| G | D | |
| Is there | nothing at all l | eft to say |
| A | D | |
| In a wor | ld so unforgiving |
| G | D | |
| You mea | n more to me each eve | ry day |
| A | Bm | |
| So may the | living be dead in our wa | ke |
| G | D | A | D |
| Tell me why no one`s listenin? |
| G | D | |
| Is there | nothing at all l | eft to say |
| A | D | |
| In a wor | ld so unforgiving |
| G | D | |
| You mea | n more to me each eve | ry day |
| A | Bm | |
| So may the | living be dead in our wa | ke |
| G | D | A | D |
| D, G, Bm, A. |
| D, G, D, A, D |