Am (G) C
forgive me Hera,
Dm C
I cannot stay
Dm C
he cut out my tongue
G/B Am
there is nothing to save
(repeat)
love me, oh lord
he threw me away
he laughed at my sins
in his arms I must stay
Am G
he wrote
F
I’m broke
Am G Am
please send for me
(repeat)
but I’m broken too
and spoken for
Do not tempt me
Am (G) C
her skin is white
Dm C
and I’m light as the sun
Dm C G/B Am
so holy light shines on the things you have done
F G E/G# Am
so I asked him how he became this man
F G E/G# Am
how did he learn to hold fruit in his hands?
C Dm
and where is the lamb that gave your name?
C G/B Am
he had to leave, though I begged him to stay
(repeat)
left me alone when I needed the light
fell to my knees, and I wept for my life
if he had stayed of stayed, you might understand
if he had of stayed, you never would have taken my hand
Am G
he wrote
F
I’m low
Am G Am
please send for me
(repeat)
but I’m broken too
and spoken for
Do not tempt me
C Dm
and where is the lamb that gave your name?
C G/B Am
he had to leave, though I begged him to stay
F G E/G# Am
begged him to stay in my cold wooden grip
F G E/G# Am
begged him to stay by the light of this ship
C Dm
me fighting him, fighting light, fighting dawn
C G/B Am
and the waves came and stole him and took him to war
Am G
he wrote
F
I’m low
Am G Am
please send for me
(repeat)
but I’m broken too
and spoken for
Do not tempt me
Am (G) C
forgive me Hera,
Dm C
I cannot stay
Dm C
he cut out my tongue
G/B Am
there is nothing to save
(repeat)
love me, oh lord
he threw me away
he laughed at my sins
in his arms I must stay
Am G
we write
F
that’s all right
Am G Am
I miss his smell
(repeat)
we speak
when spoken to
and that suits us well
Am G Am
that suits us well
Am G Am
that suits me well
