Chords for David Sylvian - When Poets Dreamed Of Angels

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[Em] [F]
[Em] [F]
[Em] [A] [Am] [D]
[Em] [F] She rises a [Em]-living bare,
She [Am] runs to the [Em] mirror,
Her [A] bruises inflicted,
[Am] [D] Moments of fury.
[Em] [F] He kneels [Em]
beside her once more,
[F] Whispers a [E] promise,
Next time [A] I'll break [Am] every bone in [D] your body.
[A]
And [F] the world [Am] wishes,
[G] Let the devil [A] [Db] in.
If [F] the river ran dry,
[G] They'd deny it happening.
[Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[G] As the card [F] players
Deal their [G] hands
From the bottom [F] of the [Em] deck,
Row, [Am] row, [Em] row, [G] row,
Feudal [Gm] houses
Blow [Am] away
[Bb] Medicine [Ab] for the Popular [Gm] complaints.
[Ab] [Gm]
[F] [Em] When the poets [B] dreamed of angels,
[Em] What did they see?
[A] History [Am] like a
[D] In a flash of [Em] dead man.
When the poets dreamed [F] of angels,
[Em] What did they see?
[A] The bishops [Am] and the knights
[D] Were [E] placed to attack.
[N]
[Ab]
[E] [Ab]
[N] [E] Shattered dreams
On a bed of lies.
Now my love dies in
[Em] [E] [Bb] Cries and whispers.
[E]
[Ab]
My heart [E] grew away
Under desert sky.
[Bb] [E]
Now my love dies
[Fm] In cries [E] and whispers.
[Ab]
My heart sings
[N] Of many things
In cries and whispers.
[F]
[Em] When the poets [F] dreamed of angels,
[Em] What did they see?
[A] History [Am] like a
[D] In a [E] flash of dead man.
[Em] When the poets dreamed of [F] angels,
[Em]
What did they see?
[A] The bishops [Am] and the knights
[D] Were [Em] placed to [F] attack.
[N]
[Cm] [Gm] [N]
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Am
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E
2311
A
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Em
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ She rises a [Em]-living bare,
_ She [Am] runs to the [Em] mirror,
Her [A] bruises inflicted,
[Am] [D] Moments of fury.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [F] He kneels [Em]
beside her once more,
_ _ [F] Whispers a [E] promise,
Next time [A] I'll break [Am] every bone in [D] your body.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
And [F] the world [Am] wishes,
[G] Let the devil [A] _ _ [Db] in. _ _ _
If [F] the river ran dry,
[G] They'd deny it happening.
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[G] _ As the card [F] players
Deal their [G] hands
From the bottom _ [F] of the _ _ [Em] deck,
Row, [Am] row, [Em] row, [G] row,
Feudal [Gm] houses
_ Blow [Am] away _ _ _
[Bb] _ Medicine [Ab] for the Popular [Gm] _ complaints.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ When the poets [B] dreamed of angels,
_ [Em] What did they see?
[A] History [Am] like a
[D] In a flash of [Em] dead man. _
_ _ When the poets dreamed [F] of angels,
[Em] _ What did they see?
[A] The bishops [Am] and the knights
[D] Were [E] placed to attack. _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ [E] Shattered dreams _ _
On a bed of lies. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now my love dies in _
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] Cries and whispers.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ My heart [E] grew away _
Under _ desert sky. _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
Now my love dies _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] In cries [E] and whispers. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ My heart sings _ _
[N] Of _ many things _
In _ cries and _ _ _ _ _ whispers.
_ [F] _ _
_ [Em] _ When the poets [F] dreamed of angels,
_ [Em] _ What did they see?
[A] History [Am] like a
[D] In a [E] flash of dead man. _ _ _
[Em] _ When the poets dreamed of [F] angels,
_ [Em] _
What did they see?
[A] The bishops [Am] and the knights
[D] Were [Em] placed to [F] attack. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [N] _

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