Intro: A#

GmSixteen years,
A#SixA#teeGmn banners united over the fields
FbWhiA#le the good shepherd grieves
GmDesA#perA#ate men, desperate women divided,
GmSprFbeadA#ingA# their wings 'neath the falling leaves.

GmFortune calls.
A#I sA#tepGmped forth from the shadows, to the marketplace,
FbMerA#chaGmnts and thieves, hungry for power, my last deal gone down.
A#SheA#'s Gmsmelling sweet like the meadows where she was born,
FbOn A#midA#summer's eve, near the tower.


(Interlude)

GmThe cold-blooded moon.
A#TheA# captain waits above the celebration
GmSenFbdinA#g his thoughts to a beloved maid
GmWhoA#se A#ebony face is beyond communication.
GmTheFb caA#ptaA#in is down but still believing that his love will be repaid.

GmThey shaved her head.
A#SheA# was torn between Jupiter and Apollo.
GmA mFbessA#enger arrived with a black nightingale.
GmI sA#eenA# her on the stairs and I couldn't help but follow,
GmFolFblowA# heA#r down past the fountain where they lifted her veil.


(Interlude)

GmI stumbled to my feet.
A#I rA#ode past destruction in the ditches
GmWitFbh tA#he stitches still mending 'neath a heart-shaped tattoo.
GmRenA#egaA#de priests and treacherous young witches
GmWerFbe hA#andA#ing out the flowers that I'd given to you.

GmThe palace of mirrors
A#WheA#re dog soldiers are reflected,
GmTheFb enA#dless road and the wailing of chimes,
GmTheA# emA#pty rooms where her memory is protected,
GmWheFbre A#theA# angels' voices whisper to the souls of previous times.


(Interlude)

GmShe wakes him up
A#ForA#ty-eight hours later, the sun is breaking
GmNeaFbr bA#roken chains, mountain laurel and rolling rocks.
GmSheA#'s A#begging to know what measures he now will be taking
GmHe'Fbs pA#ullA#ing her down and she's clutching on to his long golden locks.

GmGentlemen, he said,
A#I dA#on'Gmt need your organization, I've shined your shoes,
FbI'vA#e moved your mountains and marked your cards
GmButA# BdA#en is burning, either get brave for elimination
GmOr FbelsA#e yA#our hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards.


(Interlude)

GmPeace will come
A#WitA#h tGmranquility and splendor on the wheels of fire
FbButA# wiGmll offer no reward when her false idols fall
A#AndA# crGmuel death surrenders with its pale ghost retreating
FbBetA#weeA#n the King and the Queen of Swords.


GmGm.A#.. A#  


The "Interlude" (that the sax plays) is:

A# A# Fb A#

B -6-8-9-8-8~----6-6~----4-4~--(repeat 3 times)---||-6p4-4---4~--||
C ------------------------------------------------||-------6-----||
F ------------------------------------------------||-------------||
F ------------------------------------------------||-------------||
B ------------------------------------------------||-------------||
B ------------------------------------------------||-------------||


One word of note: It is much easier to play this song with a capo on the
first fret (i.e. play Bm F F Bm B F... while the 1st fret is fretted). This
makes it more easier and does not make the guitar sound too choppy.