Key: A major
Verse 1
A
G
A
G
A
G
Night stirs her inky fin
A
G
ger in the water of the day,
D
C
G
The tired sun drops slowly
Em
A
D
in the sky.
Adim
G
light out to come
Verse 2
G
A
G
Children's wooden hoops go
A
G
clattering down the street
D
C
G
Soon they're called inside,
Em
A
D
it's getting late.
Now splashed with red
Verse 3
Adim
G
the evening sings.
A
G
Hiss warnings to the wind
Verse 4
D
C
G
Em
Their evening vespers
A
D
prophicy a war.
And men take sides
F
G
Em
The spark bursts into flame
Verse 5
Am
Adim
Cm
G
Nothing can be quite the same again.
A
G
Dog barks in the distance
A
G
Child cries in her sleep
D
C
G
Night waits for the dawn
Em
A
D
with baited breath.
Verse 6
muffinman's bell
Am
Adim
The lamplighter has made
A
G
Dreams of hope and peace
Verse 7
A
G
Sent clattering down the streets
D
C
G
Empty like the promises
Em
A
D
they made.
Verse 8
Am
Adim
That peace is not the lamplighter
Cm
Adim
'Cause he's not coming back again
G
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