A | EADGBE X02220 | G | EADGBE 320033 | G# | EADGBE 466544 | Am7 | EADGBE X02010 | Am/G | EADGBE 3X2210 |
C | EADGBE 332010 | Eb | EADGBE XX5343 | Bb | EADGBE X13331 | G#m | EADGBE 466444 | Dsus4 | EADGBE XX0233 |
D | EADGBE XX0232 | Gm | EADGBE 355333 | Cm | EADGBE X35543 | C/B | EADGBE X20010 | Emdim6 | EADGBE 022010 |
F | EADGBE 133211 | F# | EADGBE 244322 | Am | EADGBE X02210 | Em6 | EADGBE 022020 | ||
B | EADGBE X24442 | Bm | EADGBE X24432 | Em | EADGBE 022000 | Em7 | EADGBE 022030 |
INTRO: Em Em7 Em6 Emdim6 Em Em7 Em6 Emdim6 Em Em7 Em6 Emdim6 Em My death waits like an old roué Em7 Em6 Emdim6 Em So confident I'll go his way Em7 Em6 Emdim6 D Dsus4 D Whistle to him and the passing time G Am7 A G My death waits like a bible truth Am F Am Am/G At the funeral of my youth F G We drank for that and the passing time G#m F# G#m My death waits like a witch at night F# G#m As surely as our love is bright F# B Let's not think of that or the passing time CHORUS 1: Em D But what ever lies behind the door C C/B B There is nothing much to do Em D Angel or devil, I don't care C C/B Am Am/G B For in front of that door, there is you BREAK: Bb C Gm My death waits like a beggar blind Who sees the world through an unlit mind F Throw him a dime for the passing time Bb C Bb My death waits to allow my friends G# Cm A few good times before it ends G# Bb Ah, let's not think about the passing time Bm A Bm My death waits there between your thighs A Bm Your cool fingers will close my eyes A F# Let's not think about the passing time CHORUS 2: Gm F But what ever lies behind the door Eb D There is nothing much to do Gm F Angel or devil, I don't care Eb D For in front of that door, there is you Gm My death waits there among the leaves In magicians' mysterious sleeves F Rabbits and dogs and the passing time Bb C Bb My death waits there among the flowers G# Cm Where the blackest shadow cowers G# Bb So let's pick lilacs for the passing time Bm A Bm My death waits there in a double bed A Bm Sails of oblivion at my head A F# Let's not think about the passing time CHORUS 3: Gm F But what ever lies behind the door Eb D There is nothing much to do Gm F Angel or devil, I don't care Eb D For in front of that door...there is you
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