On Our Death Day

Am C/B C F C C/B Am E After it’s all gone F C C/B It’ll be so clear Am E There were hundreds of ways out F C C/B But only one way here Am C When the city’s a bone and desert F C C/B And the farms are poisoned dirt Am C You’ll start looking for answers F C C/B You’ll start looking where you hurt F Oh Mary C Is it too late? C Is every word an echo Em Does every song fade? F Will you be standing C Under a black and silver sky Am By my side Em By the graves Am C/B C F C C/B On our death day Am C There’s a vulture with his head down F C C/B The captain’s butchering Gunga Din Am C He calls for darkness and darkness comes F C C/B Our fellow slaves invite it in Am C But not you my beloved F C C/B You’re all that’s good in this world Am C And while the night feels stuck and endless F C C/B The road’s half lit, the moon’s a pearl F Oh Mary C Is it too late? C Is every word an echo Em Does every song fade? F Will you be standing C Under a black and silver sky Am By my side Em By the graves Am C/B C F C C/B On our death day Am C When all hope is gone F C C/B All that’s left is hope Am C It’s not absent from this song F C C/B Though my voice won’t tell you so Am C But why should I explain? F C C/B What’s been obvious and plain Am C You’re in every book ever written F C C/B All you’ve ever known were these chains F Oh Mary C Is it too late? C Is every word an echo Em Does every song fade? F Will you be standing C Under a black and silver sky Am By my side Em By the graves Am C/B C F C C/B On our death day Am C/B C F C C/B Am