intro: d a d g
d
long legged shadows,
a
mississippi sunset,
d
she was standing like a candle,
g
that hadn't been burned yet.
d
the wind was blowing,
a
the clouds like ashes,
d
had my hand in my pocket,
g
reaching for my matches.
d a
i can see those cotton sheets dancing,
d a
on her momma's clothesline in my head,
d a
from my lips a lucky strike was dangling,
d a
the day was dying in a sea of red.
chorus
d a
then came the night, warm and dark,
g a
dragging it's chains, across our hearts.
d a
the moon was full, the grass was wet
g a
making us scream, making us sweat
d a
holding on tight, it was wrong, it was right
d g
then came the night
d
there was a time
a
when love was a flower
d
now it's a vine
g
clinbing up the tower
d
and the river just rolls
a
past the garden
d
where love won't grow
g
and the ground is hardened.
d a
i can see that tattered white flag flying
d a
i can hear the ringing mission bell
d a
telling of the innocence that's dying
d a
a sound that i remember oh so well.
chorus
d a
then came the night, warm and dark
g a
dragging its chains, across our hearts
d a
the moon was full, the grass was wet
g a
making us scream, making us sweat
d g
making us cling, making us claw
d a
making us rise, making us fall
d a
breath on breath, skin on skin
g a
i can't go back, there again
d a
holdin on tight, it was wrong, it was right
d g
then came the night.
spoken with d a d g:
i remember that summer. i was working for her daddy.
i was still a boy, but i knew i was ready.
she reached out, took my hand, she bacame a woman,
i became a man.
i wonder if she still thinks about me.
the way i still think about her.
you don't forget something like that.
there's only one first time.
