Capo 4 [Sounds nice with finger picking]
Am
[Verse 1]
C F C G
I don?t fly a banner above my head anymore.
Am F C G
years have come between us, are you still beautiful?
F C C F
could i ask forgiveness or is it too late for love?
F C G C F
no recriminations have ever cleared anyone.
[Chorus]
Am C F C
Lorne park, will you see me after dark?
G C F
will you bathe me in your blue suburban sky?
Am C F C
I?ve come home with a trail of blood and bones,
G C F Am
to your street lights hung like halos in the night.
[Verse 2]
Am C F C G
Tonight: I was walking backwards to the house i was born,
Am F C G
when the grass grew over where i once held my own.
F C C F
could i ask forgiveness or is it too late for love?
F C G C F
no recriminations have ever cleared anyone. [Chorus]
[Bridge]
F C G
cut my wings and let me swing, childlike from your apron strings.
F Am G
bury me in the backyards and throw the memories over.
F C G
cut my wings and let me swing. could you offer anything
F C G
to a stubborn drunk with a serpent?s tongue, still teething on an infant thumb?