Tears By The Firelight

Am E C G Dm Am E Am Am Am E C G Tears by the firelight, he won't be home tonight Dm C Am G/B C G The Royal order reached him now to fight for the land Am Em C G Eyes at the window-pane, staring through pouring rain Dm C Am Dm E7 Am All the room is cold and grey, the fi_re burns bright C G Am Every night there is no one beside F C Dm E She's counting the hours, the memories burn Am C G Am Day after day all her thoughts slip away Am G/B Am G Am G F E7 She waits for the one to return Am E C G Almost a year has gone, the battles are raging on Dm C Am G/B C G She has got no sign of life, no news at all Am Em C G She wants to know his stand far in the foreign land Dm C Am Dm E7 Am For King and Country he has left, the King's sleeping tight C G Am Every night there is no one beside F C Dm E She's counting the hours, the memories burn Am C G Am Day after day all her thoughts slip away Am G/B Am G Am G F She waits for the one to return E5 A5 D5 G5 C5 Faug B E5 A5 D5 G5 C5 Faug B Em C D G C Am B B Em C D G C Am C5 B5 G5 Am Am E C G Tears by the firelight, he won't be home tonight Dm C Am G/B C G Sparks of hope begin to glow, the end of the war Am E C G Church-bells proclaim the peace, they welcome the returnees Dm C Am Dm E7 Am "The victory is ours!" but she thinks, "What's mine?" C G Am Every night there is no one beside F C Dm E She's counting the hours, the memories burn Am C G Am Day after day all her thoughts slip away Am G/B Am G Am G F E7 She waits for the one to return Am C G Am Tears by the light, the fire burns down Am F C G Words black as grave's ground, seals red as blood Am C G Am By the light, life's found an end Am G/B Am G Am G F The parchment is still in her hand Am C G Am Tears by the light, the fire burns down Am F C G Words black as grave's ground, seals red as blood Am C G Am By the light, life's found an end Am G/B Am G Am G F The parchment is still in her hand Am E Am