Jon Lopez

C Am Jon Lopez lit the spark of revolution C Am In every man and woman that he met C And no-one knew what drove him Em G Be it love or hunger or some hidden debt C Am He'd appear whenever there was consternation C Am Signs of suffering or somebody in need C And he'd always bring solutions Em G To the pain, injustice, fear and injury F C And so solemn was his vow on each occasion F C That they'd follow him like children down the road Am G C But when it came to the hour for their hope to flower F G C Old Jon Lopez never showed C Am Well the heat and expectation were unbearable C Am As she stood outside the station in the shade C While the clock was busy striking out Em G All of the promises he'd ever made C Am She was thinking 'bout that very first encounter C Am When she'd looked up at him through swollen blinking eyes C She was thinking 'bout her new life Em G And the cruelty she'd surely left behind F C She turned to face the soft approaching footsteps F C The sweat running underneath her clothes Am G C Oh she waited for him til the light turned dim F G C But old Jon Lopez never showed C Am He said “how can you reproach me for deceitfulness C Am When I give all of them something to believe? C When they need a place to go to Em G I provide a destination for their ease C Am Like that minotaur who bellows in the alley C Am Because he can't see round the corners of his maze C The true joy of seeing visions Em G Is the losing sight of everything you hate F C And hope is like sunlight on their faces F C It illuminates and makes the body grow Am And as flesh turns to dust G C If it hurts then it must F G C When old Jon Lopez never shows” C Am Well I know that it's no kind of great solution C Am Still I agreed to come and meet him here tonight C And I know I shouldn't trust him Em G Cos of all the times he's lied to us outright C Am But he told me he had ways of getting through to you C Am Yes he swore he'd make you see that you were wrong C So how could I not be tempted Em G After missing you so recklessly for so long? F C Because you burst into my heart like an avalanche F C With the strength and beauty of snow Am And babe I only want you back G C So I came despite the fact F G C I know that old Jon Lopez never shows