AmCG
Been so long since a strange woman has slept in my bed
DAm
Look how sweet she sleeps, how free must be her dreams
AmCG
In another lifetime she must have owned the world, or been faithfully wed
DAm
To some righteous king who wrote psalms beside moonlit streams
[Chorus]
Am
I and I
GDAm
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
Am
I and I
GDAm
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
AmCG
Think I'll go out and go for a walk
DAm
Not much happenin' here, nothin' ever does
AmCG
Besides, if she wakes up now, she'll just want me to talk
DAm
I got nothin' to say, 'specially about whatever was
[Chorus]
Am
I and I
GDAm
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
Am
I and I
GDAm
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
AmCG
Took an untrodden path once, where the swift don't win the race
DAm
It goes to the worthy, who can divide the word of truth
AmCG
Took a stranger to teach me, to look into justice's beautiful face
DAm
And to see an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
[Chorus]
Am
I and I
GDAm
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
Am
I and I
GDAm
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
AmCG
Outside of two men on a train platform there's nobody in sight
DAm
They're waiting for spring to come, smoking down the track
AmCG
The world could come to an end tonight, but that's all right
DAm
She should still be there sleepin' when I get back
[Chorus]
Am
I and I
GDAm
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
Am
I and I
GDAm
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
AmCG
Noontime, and I'm still pushin' myself along the road, the darkest part
DAm
Into the narrow lanes, I can't stumble or stay put
AmCG
Someone else is speakin' with my mouth, but I'm listening only to my heart
DAm
I've made shoes for everyone, even you, while I still go barefoot
[Chorus]
Am
I and I
GDAm
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
Am
I and I
GDAm
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives