[Intro]
<b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Fmaj7/A</b> <b class="chord">G/B</b> <b class="chord">F6</b>
[Verse]
<b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">D</b>
I should have known better
<b class="chord">C</b>
To see what I could see
<b class="chord">Fmaj7/A</b>
My black shroud
<b class="chord">G/B</b>
Holding down my feelings
<b class="chord">F6</b>
A pillar for my enemies
<b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">D</b>
I should have wrote a letter
<b class="chord">C</b>
And grieve what I happen to grieve
<b class="chord">Fmaj7/A</b>
My black shroud
<b class="chord">G/B</b>
I never trust my feelings
<b class="chord">F6</b>
I waited for the remedy
[Chorus]
<b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">F/C</b> <b class="chord">G/B</b>
When I was three, three maybe four
<b class="chord">F6</b> <b class="chord">C</b>
She left us at that video store
<b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F6</b> <b class="chord">C</b>
Be my rest, be my fantasy
<b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F6</b>
Be my rest, be my fantasy
[Verse]
<b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">D</b>
I'm light as a feather
<b class="chord">C</b>
I'm bright as the Oregon breeze
<b class="chord">Fmaj7/A</b>
My black shroud
<b class="chord">G/B</b>
Frightened by my feelings
<b class="chord">F6</b>
I only want to be a relief
<b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">D</b>
No, I'm not a go-getter
<b class="chord">C</b>
The demon had a spell on me
<b class="chord">Fmaj7/A</b>
My black shroud
<b class="chord">G/B</b>
Captain of my feelings
<b class="chord">F6</b>
The only thing I want to believe
[Chorus]
<b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">F/C</b> <b class="chord">G/B</b>
When I was three, and free to explore
<b class="chord">F6</b> <b class="chord">C</b>
I saw her face on the back of the door
<b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F6</b> <b class="chord">C</b>
Be my rest, be my fantasy
<b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">F6</b>
Be my rest, be my fantasy
[Instrumental]
<b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Fmaj/C</b> <b class="chord">G6/B</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G6/B</b>
<b class="chord">Fmaj/A</b> <b class="chord">Fmaj7</b> <b class="chord">G6</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G6/B</b>
[Verse]
<b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Fmaj7/C</b>
I should have known better
<b class="chord">G6/B</b>
Nothing can be changed
<b class="chord">C</b>
The past is still the past
<b class="chord">G6/B</b> <b class="chord">Fmaj/A</b>
The bridge to nowhere
<b class="chord">Fmaj7</b> <b class="chord">G6</b>
I should've wrote a letter
<b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G6/B</b>
Explaining what I feel, that empty feeling
<b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Fmaj7/C</b>
Don't back down,
<b class="chord">G6/B</b>
concentrate on seeing
<b class="chord">C</b>
The breakers in the bar
<b class="chord">G6/B</b> <b class="chord">Fmaj/A</b>
the neighbor's greeting
<b class="chord">Fmaj7</b> <b class="chord">G6</b>
My brother had a daughter
<b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G6/B</b>
The beauty that she brings, illumination
<b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Fmaj7/C</b>
Don't back down,
<b class="chord">G6/B</b>
there is nothing left
<b class="chord">C</b>
The breakers in the bar,
<b class="chord">G6/B</b> <b class="chord">Fmaj/A</b>
no reason to live
<b class="chord">Fmaj7</b> <b class="chord">G6</b>
I'm a fool in the fetter
<b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G6/B</b>
Rose of Aaron's beard, where you can reach me
<b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">Fmaj7/C</b>
Don't back down:
<b class="chord">G6/B</b>
nothing can be changed
<b class="chord">C</b>
Cantilever bridge,
<b class="chord">G6/B</b> <b class="chord">Fmaj/A</b>
the drunken sailor
<b class="chord">Fmaj7</b> <b class="chord">G6</b>
My brother had a daughter
<b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G6/B</b> <b class="chord">Fmaj7</b> <b class="chord">G6</b> <b class="chord">F</b>
The beauty that she brings, illumination, illumination