How The Heroine Dies

A# F I thought if I fought you Gm D# In the open field Gm F Your bayonet would crack D# A# On my hot iron shield A# F But you caught be running Gm D# Now I'm at your command Gm F A servant to forces D# A# That I don't understand D# A# F Gm D# A# F A# F If you were the shepherd Gm D# And I was the lamb Gm F And long was the journey D# A# And dark was the land A# F Who would be following Gm D# Who would be free Gm F Who would believe D# A# That the shepherd was me D# A# When that poet decides F Gm How the heroine dies D# A# F He commits original sin D# A# When that last ray decays F7 Gm D# From the boardwalk parades A# F D# A# Yours is the longest shadow to fade A# F Gm D# A# F D# A# (2x) A# F Gm D# Oklahoma, don't bury your eyes Gm F Night receives morning D# A# Like death receives life A# F Blown are the ashes Gm D# Of the emperor's clothes Gm F All through the cornfields D# A# Planted in rows D# A# When that poet decides F Gm How the heroine dies D# A# F He commits original sin D# A# When that last ray decays F7 Gm D# From the boardwalk parades A# F D# A# Yours is the longest shadow to fade A# F D# A# Yours is the longest shadow to fade