AmG
Been so long since a strange woman has slept in my bed
DmAm
Look how sweet she sleeps, how free must be her dreams
AmG
In another lifetime she must have owned the world, or been faithfully wed
DmAm
To some righteous king who wrote psalms beside moonlit streams
[Chorus]
Am
I and I
GDmAm
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
Am
I and I
GDmAm
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
AmG
Think I'll go out and go for a walk
DmAm
Not much happening here, nothing ever does
AmG
Besides, if she wakes up now, she'll just want me to talk
DmAm
I got nothing to say, 'specially about whatever it was
[Chorus]
Am
I and I
GDmAm
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
Am
I and I
GDmAm
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
AmG
Took an untrodden path once, where the swift don't win the race
DmAm
It goes to the worthy, who can define the word of truth
AmG
Took a stranger to teach me, to look into justice's beautiful face
DmAm
And see an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
[Chorus]
Am
I and I
GDmAm
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
Am
I and I
GDmAm
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
AmG
Outside of two men on a train platform there's nobody in sight
DmAm
They're waiting for spring to come, smoking down the track
AmG
The world could come to an end tonight, but that's all right
DmAm
She should still be there sleeping when I get back
[Chorus]
Am
I and I
GDmAm
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
Am
I and I
GDmAm
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives
[Verse]
AmG
Noontime, and I'm still pushing myself along the road, the darkest part
DmAm
Into the narrow lanes, I can't stumble or stay put
Am
Someone else is speaking with my mouth, but I'm listening with my heart
DmAm
I've made shoes for everyone, even you, while I still go barefoot
[Chorus]
Am
I and I
GDmAm
In creation where one's nature neither honors nor forgives
Am
I and I
GDmAm
One says to the other, no man sees my face and lives