Augustine

( this isn’t in the same key as the original , but it sounds accurate ) Em G C Em G C as the bell tower blocks the summer light Em G C all the seeds in our garden fight Em D C B to break and blossom , all to be adored C and look , your skirt is torn D and there’s blood on our sheets Em G C as comes the long arm of the law Em G C fist tight , banging on the door Em D C B C D and knocking me down on its way in as i pass out into a dream of whooping cranes and wooden beams great white wings beating in an attic , in a house , in the dead of night singing C D Em D C Em D C oh , my augustine , augustine C D Em D C Em D C oh , is this forever , ever? C D oh , oh Em D C Em D C sweet augustine , augustine C D what does this mean for us? does it mean that i can never change my ways? and that’s why , love , you shouldn’t stay still you will and love me like a mother or a maid bringing you down , down down on your brazen knees watering the worms and the weeds thinking , why does love leave me so damn cold? now i’m getting old and is this what it should be? well , is it? oh , my augustine , augustine . oh , is this forever , ever? oh , oh sweet augustine , augustine C D G C or do we kill this one tonight? G C Em G C and now come the tears , heavy and hot Em G C as it comes clear , this is all we got Em D C as i hold you to my bed B C like a cancer , or a curse D now be my loving nurse Em D C Em as we fall back into the impossible dream