INTRO: DADGD
Long legged shadows,
A
Mississippi sunset,
D
She was standing like a candle,
G
That hadn't been burned yet.
D
The wind was blowing,
A
The clouds like ashes,
D
Had my hand in my pocket,
G
Reaching for my matches.
DA
I can see those cotton sheets dancing,
DA
On her momma's clothesline in my head,
DA
>From my lips a Lucky Strike was dangling,
DA
The day was dying in a sea of red.
CHORUS
DA
Then came the night, Warm and dark,
GA
Dragging it's chains, Across our hearts.
DA
The moon was full, The grass was wet
GA
Making us scream, Making us sweat
DA
Holding on tight, It was wrong, it was right
DG
Then came the night
D
There was a time
A
When love was a flower
D
Now it's a vine
G
Clinbing up the tower
D
And the river just rolls
A
Past the garden
D
Where love won't grow
G
And the ground is hardened.
DA
I can see that tattered white flag flying
DA
I can hear the ringing mission bell
DA
Telling of the innocence that's dying
DA
A sound that I remember oh so well.
CHORUS
DA
Then came the night, Warm and dark
GA
Dragging its chains, Across our hearts
DA
The moon was full, The grass was wet
GA
Making us scream, Making us sweat
DG
Making us cling, Making us claw
DA
Making us rise, Making us fall
DA
Breath on breath, Skin on skin
GA
I can't go back, There again
DA
Holdin on tight, It was wrong, it was right
DG
Then came the night