Bm

[Verse 1]
Bm                                      F
He was in the forest looking to see the trees
    G         F#
But none were there
He found a girl
G
She found the Erlking (The lover)
Bm
They were in the white wood
                 Em
Gamboling out to picnic
       F#
In the light leaves broke above
G
Then fell below

[Pre-Verse]
      F#              G
I was in the middle ground
F#
Looking to find the

[Verse 2]
Bm
Flowers in the garden
                 F        F#
Wearying of the "hate me, hate me not"
Wait, they forgot
G
Woe, oh the rot!
Bm
Deeper in they crept
                 Em               F#
Oblivious of the bears and darker terrors
Or none were there
G
How did they dare?

[Chorus]
                           F#         G
I was in the middle ground looking to find the
Em                   D
Fountain of infinite mirror
F#                        G       Bm
Tree falling no one would hear
Em               D
Shadow of nobody there
F#                    G
Murders of murderers living in fear of it

Bm     Em  F#

[Verse 3]
Bm
Owls on the night watch
                  Em              F#
Solemn and easily wise to what we thought
They thought above
G
Sound broke below
Bm
They were in the black wood
             C#            F#
Coveting indiscreetly her for him
Or him for her
G               G7
Shown what they were

[Chorus]
             B      G      F#
I was in the middle ground looking to find the
Em                   D
Fountain of infinite mirror
F#                        G       Bm
Tree falling no one would hear
      Em        D
Shadow of nobody there
F#                   G         Gm
Murders of murderers living in fear of it

[Bridge]
B
I was in the clearing
Buzzing around to hearing but the
Em       D         E        D
Bees and birds who knew the words
G#7
Soon arrived the twilight
                      C#m    F#
Finally the night and day remembered
C#m      F#7     Bm
How they came to be

[Instrumental Break]
Bm     C# F#     G7
Bm        F#    G     A B  F Em
D     F#     G  Bm  Em
D     F#     G   A#

A#m   D#m
Fm   A#7
A#   D#m
Fm   A#   A#7

[Outro]
D#m          A#    D#m           A#    D#m
All for nothing at all
 A# F#    Bm         F#    Bm         F#
All   for nothing at all
     Bm           E    G#m   Bm   C#m   C   B   A#   A  G#
With something to do
D#m                                    Fm
I was in the forest looking to see the trees
    B         A#
But none were there