Intro: |D |D |D |D |D |D |D Verse 1: D They say the king of birds D And the queen of hearts G Wore each other's keys D Before they called the wedding off D And all the feathers rained down D And the town fell asleep G Pulling on the poems D For the midnight sun G Pulling on the poems D For the midnight sun
Interlude: |D |D |G |D | Verse 2: D Yeah, she shook the ground (Shook the ground) D With every breath (Every breath) G Tossed his troubles aside (Troubles aside) D Made a shrine of every mess D Well, a woman appeared (Woman appeared) D With a guillotine smile (Guillotine smile) G She handed him a rose (Handed him a rose) D Then he turned to stone G She handed him a rose D And he turned to stone Instrumental: |D |D |G |D | |D |D |G |D | |Em C |D |Em C |D | |D |D |G |D | Verse 3: D Then they laid him in the creek D Where the river ran dry G To the mouth of wisdom D And the end of doubt D Then the woman reappeared D With a blank spread smile G Took him by the rose D Then he turned to stone G Yeah, she handed him a rose D Left him all alone Instrumental: |Em C |D |Em C |D | |Em C |D |Em C |D | |D |D |D Verse 4: D Well, they lifted the stone (The stone) D And they mapped the stars (The stars) G Brought back the keys (Keys) And unlocked their hearts (Their hearts) D And the birds returned (The birds) D With songs in their eyes (Their eyes) G With maps to the world (The world) D Never seen G With maps to the world D Never seen