C F C Am G
the night fell with bicycle bells the dark had wooden teeth
F C Am G
oh we broke on up to hill country the air was thin and sweet
F C
lord the air was thin and sweet
C F C Am G
she held onto my coat that night like a kid lost in her sleeves
F C
oh we warmed the ground we hushed our sound
Am G
we slept on walking feet
F C
lord we slept on walking feet
F C
oh Darlin pardon me
Am G
can you help me remember
F C
when we were all flying free
Am G
we were dust from our bodies
F C Am G
and we were flicker and flame yeah we burned till the morning
F C
Darlin pardon me
C F C
off in the night you can hear 'em bright
Am G
the Sirens of the Sea
Am G F C
oh and city birds and alley girls they all just sing for free
F C
oh they all just sing for free
F C
oh Darlin pardon me
Am G
but do I look familiar
F C
when we were just larkspur and leaves
Am G
we were strung through the tether
F C
and we were all silver and stone
Am G
we were the lust of the miners
F C
Darlin pardon me
Am E F G
Am E F G
C F C Am G
that sky glowed all calico like phosphor in the sea
Am G
to the ground we fall she owns us all
F C
kings and boys and beast
F C
kings and boys and beast
F C
oh Darlin pardon me
Am G
but do I look familiar
F C
when we were just flying free
Am G
and we burned from a freight train
F C Am G
and we were some flicker of truth in the smile of a salesman
F C Am G
and we were all buried jewels 'neath the grass in the suburbs
F C Am G
and we were all living proof
F C
oh Darlin pardon me