E --0-----0--0--0
B --1-----1--1--1
G --0-----0--0--0
D --2-----3--0--2
A --3-----3--3--3
E --0-----0--0--0
When you go to the Am in the verse you can also descend from the C chord by chromatically going down into the
Am 3 - 2 - 0 on the A string.
This is from the version on 'The Land, The Sea & Everything Lost Beneath'
Capo #3
Intro - C, F, C, F, Am, G, F, C
(Verse)
[C]All of the stars are singing notes I've ne[F]ver heard, Let them r[C]ing.
[C]Because in time, we'll play the chords that I [F]prefer.[C][Am]
And let them dance l[G]ike young.. birds.[F][C]
[C]Give me more time, I will replace these [F]things.[C]
[C]With diamonds and pearls, that shine and sing[F]. Like wedding rings[C].[Am]
And will I have[G], the time to.. say goo[F]dbye.[C][G]
(Chorus)
'Cause I am the darkness[F] in the sky,[C]
Sweeping wind t[Am]hat haunts the night.[G]
The burning fire fro[F]m deep inside,[C]
Will come undone.[Am][G]
And give me another tim[F]e to fight,[C]
Another chance t[Am]o say good bye.[G]
I wasn't prepared t[F]o let the light, come u[C]ndone.[Am][G][C]
(Verse)
[C]Another painful day, my hands are red[F] and torn.[C]
[C]From crawling across the floor, my knees are crack[F]ed and worn.[C][Am]
G F (hold)
I sat outside, 'till the morning broke the sky...
Singin' pain[Am]ful melodies, in [G]the storm.[F][C]
(Chorus)
'Cause I am the darkness[F] in the sky,[C]
Sweeping wind t[Am]hat haunts the night.[G]
The burning fire fro[F]m deep inside,[C]
Will come undone.[Am][G]
And give me another tim[F]e to fight,[C]
Another chance t[Am]o say good bye.[G]
I wasn't prepared t[F]o let the light, come u[C]ndone.[Am][G][C]
Interlude - F, C, Am, G // F, C, Am, G(hold)
(Chorus)
(no chords)
'Cause I am the darkness in the sky,
Sweeping winds that haunt the night.
The burning fire from deep inside,
Will come undone, come undone.
And give me another tim[F]e to fight,[C]
Another chance t[Am]o say good bye.[G]
I wasn't prepared t[F]o let the light, come u[C]ndone. come undone.[Am][G]
Come undoooone[F], o[C]h no.[Am][G]
Come undoooone[F], o[C]h no.[Am][G]
(Verse)
[C]All of the stars are singing notes I've ne[F]ver heard[C]
[C]The swallow and finch will leave it's nest, and emerg[F]e[C][Am]
[Am]And let them dance l[G]ike young... birds. [F]
B --1-----1--1--1
G --0-----0--0--0
D --2-----3--0--2
A --3-----3--3--3
E --0-----0--0--0
When you go to the Am in the verse you can also descend from the C chord by chromatically going down into the
Am 3 - 2 - 0 on the A string.
This is from the version on 'The Land, The Sea & Everything Lost Beneath'
Capo #3
Intro - C, F, C, F, Am, G, F, C
(Verse)
[C]All of the stars are singing notes I've ne[F]ver heard, Let them r[C]ing.
[C]Because in time, we'll play the chords that I [F]prefer.[C][Am]
And let them dance l[G]ike young.. birds.[F][C]
[C]Give me more time, I will replace these [F]things.[C]
[C]With diamonds and pearls, that shine and sing[F]. Like wedding rings[C].[Am]
And will I have[G], the time to.. say goo[F]dbye.[C][G]
(Chorus)
'Cause I am the darkness[F] in the sky,[C]
Sweeping wind t[Am]hat haunts the night.[G]
The burning fire fro[F]m deep inside,[C]
Will come undone.[Am][G]
And give me another tim[F]e to fight,[C]
Another chance t[Am]o say good bye.[G]
I wasn't prepared t[F]o let the light, come u[C]ndone.[Am][G][C]
(Verse)
[C]Another painful day, my hands are red[F] and torn.[C]
[C]From crawling across the floor, my knees are crack[F]ed and worn.[C][Am]
G F (hold)
I sat outside, 'till the morning broke the sky...
Singin' pain[Am]ful melodies, in [G]the storm.[F][C]
(Chorus)
'Cause I am the darkness[F] in the sky,[C]
Sweeping wind t[Am]hat haunts the night.[G]
The burning fire fro[F]m deep inside,[C]
Will come undone.[Am][G]
And give me another tim[F]e to fight,[C]
Another chance t[Am]o say good bye.[G]
I wasn't prepared t[F]o let the light, come u[C]ndone.[Am][G][C]
Interlude - F, C, Am, G // F, C, Am, G(hold)
(Chorus)
(no chords)
'Cause I am the darkness in the sky,
Sweeping winds that haunt the night.
The burning fire from deep inside,
Will come undone, come undone.
And give me another tim[F]e to fight,[C]
Another chance t[Am]o say good bye.[G]
I wasn't prepared t[F]o let the light, come u[C]ndone. come undone.[Am][G]
Come undoooone[F], o[C]h no.[Am][G]
Come undoooone[F], o[C]h no.[Am][G]
(Verse)
[C]All of the stars are singing notes I've ne[F]ver heard[C]
[C]The swallow and finch will leave it's nest, and emerg[F]e[C][Am]
[Am]And let them dance l[G]ike young... birds. [F]
