Verse 1:
Eb
I was all alone, we were young, you were like wine
Eb
Heady as the fog rolling in o'er the hillside
Ab
Lovely as the song in the air as the wind blows
Fm7Cm
Opiate as the cold of the frost on the windows
AbEb
Lo, the rose is gone from my eyes so deceiving
Fm7AbEb
So, my little dove, I'm afraid I am leaving
Interlude: Eb5Verse 2:
CC -strum hard 7 times-
Now, I am not the fool I was when I was younger
CC -strum hard 7 times-
Crocodile eyes, I have seen how you hunger
FF -strum hard 7 times, first one is double-
Fluttering your lashes, like ashes and embers
Fm7Cm
Warm and bright as fire devouring timber
AbEb
No, I cannot trust what you say when you're grieving
Fm7AbEb
So, my love, I'm sorry, but still: I am leaving
Interlude: Eb5Verse 3:
AbAb
Even when you hunt me with ire, relentless
Fm7CmCsus2Cm
Batter down my door when you find me defenseless
AbEb
I will not abide all your raging and reaving
Fm7 -strum once- Eb
I have set my mind and my will: I am leaving