(piano arr. for guitar):
Bb7
v v v v v v v v
———1—4—|————-1—|
—–3-4———|—–1-3-4——-|
—1————-|—1————-|
—————–|—————–|
-1—————|-1—————|
—————–|—————–|
Verse 1:
Eb Bb
It’s not that I’m so cheerful
Fm Cm [3: hold Cm extra bar]
Though I’ll always raise a smile
Eb Bb
If at times my nonsense rhymes
Fm Cm [3: hold Cm extra bar]
Then I’ll stand trial
Eb Bb
My friends are all around me
Cm
But they only breathe through fear
Eb
Were I to cry I’m sure that still
Ab/Bb Bb
They’d never see a tear
Chorus:
Edim Fm
In darkness through my being here
Adim Bbm
Away from you
Ddim Ebm Eb7
The bright light of your star confronts me
(Abm)
Shining through
v v v v v v v v v v v v
—————–|—————–|—————–|
-4—4—4—4—|-2—2—2—4—|—————–|
6b8-6b8-6b8-6b8r6|4b6-4b6-4b6-6b8–|—————–|
—————–|—————–|—————–|
—————–|—————–|—————–|
—————–|—————–|—————–| [3: to coda]
Verse 2:
Dullen, sullen, much subdued
My skull a stony glaze
Whirlpools rage on constantly
I’m not so well these days
There must be something somewhere near
Who sees what’s being done
The harbor lights are burning bright
My wax is almost run
Repeat chorus
Break:
(piano arr. for guitar):
Abm G+ Abm7/Gb Abm6/F
v v v v v v v v
-7——–7–7——–7–|-7——–7–7———–|
——-9———–8—–|——-7————-10–|
—-8———–8——–|—-8——————–|
-6———–5———–|————————-|
————————-|-9———–8———–|
————————-|————————-|
Gb Bbm/F Gb7/Fb Eb7sus4 Eb7
v v v v v v v v
-6——–6–6——–6–|-6——–6————–|
——-7———–6—–|——-5—–9—–8—–|
—-6———–6——–|—-6——–6———–|
————————-|————-8———–|
-9———–8———–|-7———–6———–|
————————-|————————-|
Verse 3:
Come Lollard, raise your lute and sing
Unto my ears a beauty bring
Like Maddox in the days of old
We’ll feast and drink until we fold
And folding still we’ll spare a thought
For what’s been lost and what’s been caught
And maybe then begin again
For love is life, not poison
Repeat chorus
Coda [repeat to fade (horns enter 3rd time)]:
Abm / G / Gb / F Gb / F / Fb Eb7
v v v v v v v v
—————–|—————–|
-4—4—4—4—|-2—2—2—2—|
6b8-6b8-6b8-6b8r6|4b6-4b6-4b6-4b6–|
—————–|—————–|
—————–|—————–|
—————–|—————–|
Oh, shining through
Keep shining through
