The Crookes Laundry Murder 1922

G Am C D G Am C D E C D G Take me back to nineteen - twenty-two. B7 Em Let echoes of the past bleed through E C D G And find before your eyes, an ashen scene unfold B7 Em A young girl who's all alone, E C D G she cries, racing down a darkened street by night B7 Em The flicker of an old gaslight. E C D G Bells chime. Reminds her that the wasteland needs its fill B7 Em For now my beating heart be still Am C Em Leave the flowers at the gates. G Am C If the rain fades your name, leave it to fate, to fate G Am C D Wake me for the mourning G Am C D E Wake me for the mourning C D G Take me back into that bloody haze. B7 Em We'll set those lies ablaze E C D G Be kind! Lily's had an awfully torrid time... B7 Em her head keeps a heartbeat chime C D G By night it's louder than it ever was before. B7 Em And slowly it brings the dawn E C D G You'll find nervous laughter lacing cheap refrain... B7 Em Am ..."Why would you ever call me sane?" Am C Em Leave the flowers at the gates. G Am C If the rain fades your name, leave it to fate, to fate G Am C D Wake me for the mourning G Am C D E Wake me for the mourning Em D As the mourners come they're hanging stale wreaths to make their peace Am C Bells chime. Always they chime Bm B7 Am I still on your mind, love? Em D As the mourners come they're hanging stale wreaths to make their peace Am C Bells chime. Always they chime Bm B7 Am I still on your mind, love? Am C Em Leave the flowers at the gates. G Am C If the rain fades your name, leave it to fate, to fate G Am C D Wake me for the mourning G Am C D Wake me for the mourning G Am C D Wake me for the mourning G Am C D E Wake me for the mourning