John My Beloved Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Dm][Am][Em][F][C][G]
[Dm][Am][Em][F][C][G]

[Verse 1]
[Dm]Are we to [Am]speak, first d[Em]ay of the week
[F]Stumbling [C]words at the [G]bar
[Dm]Beauty blue [Am]eyes,
my [Em]order of fries
[F]Long Island [C]kindness and [G]wine
Be[Dm]loved of [Am]John, I [Em]get it all wrong
I [F]read you for [C]some kind of [G]poem
[Dm]Covered in [Am]lines, the [Em]fossils I find
[F]Have they no [C]life of their [G]own?

[Chorus 1]
[Am]So can we pret[Em]end sweetly
Be[F]fore the [C]mystery [G]ends?
I am a [F]man with a heart that of[C]fends
With its [F]lonely and [C]greedy de[G]mands
There's [Am]only a [G]shadow of [C]me
in a [F]matter of [C]speaking I'm [G]dead

[Verse 2]
[Dm]Such a [Am]waste, your [Em]beautiful face
[F]Stumbling [C]carpet a[G]rise
Go [Dm]follow your [Am]gem,
your [Em]white feathered friend
[F]Icarus, [C]point to the [G]sun
If [Dm]history [Am]speaks of [Em]two baby teeth
I'm [F]painting the [C]hills blue and [G]red
[Dm]They said be[Am]ware, [Em]Lord hear my prayer
I've [F]wasted my [C]throes on your [G]head

[Chorus 2]
[Am]So can we be f[Em]riends, sweetly
Be[F]fore the [C]mystery [G]ends?
I love you [F]more
than the world can con[C]tain
In its [F]lonely and [C]ramshackle [G]head
There's [Am]only a [G]shadow of [C]me
in a [F]matter of [C]speaking I'm [G]dead

[Interlude 1]
[Dm][Am][Em][F][C][G]
[Dm][Am][Em][F][C][G]

[Verse 3]
I'm [Dm]holding my [Am]breath
My [Em]tongue on your chest
[F]What can be [C]said of my [G]heart?
If [Dm]history [Am]speaks, the [Em]kiss on my cheek
[F]Where there re[C]mains but a [G]mark
Be[Dm]loved my [Am]John, so [Em]I'll carry on
[F]Counting my [C]cards down to [G]one
And [Dm]when I am [Am]dead,
come [Em]visit my bed
My [F]fossil is [C]bright in the [G]sun

[Chorus 3]
[Am]So can we cont[Em]end, peacefully
Be[F]fore my [C]history [G]ends?
Jesus I [F]need you, be near me,
come [C]shield me
From [F]fossils that [C]fall on my [G]head
There's [Am]only a [G]shadow of [C]me
in a [F]matter of [C]speaking I'm [G]dead