The Words Of The Revelator

Em G Em G I have come into your house Em G You say there’s something I should know by now and I vow to hear you out Em G But as you speak, how I feel the sting Em G Like the hackles on a dog’s back I rise up to meet the C/G Am Em Wordss you spoke in the middle of the night G Em C/G They fall heavy like a hammer on my mind C/G Em Am You are the light in the darkness, you’re the fire on the vine E7* Oooh Riff 1 (2x): Em (muted) G Oh my son, I have known your ways Em G But I’m the gale that’ll rattle your gate; you shudder, I make you shake Em G You will find what you did not seek Em G (no longer muted) A road less narrow, a way not steep D Oh my child Em C/G Don’t you lose your place D Remember my table Am Em Remember my face C/G Am Em And the things I told you in the middle of the night G Em C/G They fall heavy like a hammer on your mind C/G Em Am I am the light in the darkness, I’m the fire on the vine E7* Oooh Riff 1 (2x) Riff 2 (2x): Em G C/G You turn away Em G C/G I’m left alone Am G C/G Then came a sign Am G C/G Then came the Revelation Em D And I said you, you will not dig a hole in me Am You will not chop down my tree C/G Or hold me under the water Em D No and you, you will not dig a hole in me Am You will not chop down my tree C/G Or hold me under the water