The Rake

C#m Emaj7 F# F#7 F#6 C#m C#m Emaj7 F# F#7 F#6 C#m C#m Emaj7 I used to wake and run with the moon F# F#7 F#6 C#m I lived like a rake and a young man C#m Emaj7 I covered my lovers with flowers and wounds F# F#7 F#6 C#m my laughter the devil would frighten Emaj7 F# B C#m The sun she would come and beat me back down B C#m but every cruel day had its nightfall Emaj7 F# B C#m I'd welcome the stars with wine and guitars B C#m full of fire and forgetful C#m Emaj7 My body was sharp my dark hair clean F# F#7 F#6 C#m and outrage my joyful companion C#m Emaj7 whisperin' women how sweet did they seem F# F#7 F#6 C#m kneelin' for me to command them Emaj7 F# B C#m And time was like water but I was the sea B C#m I woulden't have noticed it passin' Emaj7 F# B C#m except for the turnin' of night into day B C#m and the turnin' of day into cursin C#m Emaj7 You look at me now, and don't think I don't know F# F#7 F#6 C#m what all your eyes are a sayin' C#m Emaj7 Does he want us to believe these ravings and lies F# F#7 F#6 C#m they're just tricks that his brains been a playin'? Emaj7 F# B C#m A lover of women he can't hardly stand B C#m he trembles he's bent and he's broken Emaj7 F# B C#m I've fallen it's true but I say to you B C#m hold your tongues until after I've spoken C#m Emaj7 I was takin' my pride in the pleasures I'd known F# F#7 F#6 C#m I laughed and thought I'd be forgiven C#m Emaj7 but my laughter turned 'round eyes blazing and F# F#7 F#6 C#m said friend, we're holdin' a wedding Emaj7 F# B C#m I buried my face but it spoke once again B C#m the night to the day we're a bindin' Emaj7 F# B C#m and now the dark air is like fire on my skin B C#m and even the moonlight is blinding Emaj7 F# B C#m and now the dark air is like fire on my skin B C#m* and even the moonlight is blinding * = let ring