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F Ab C
Your manifest perfections never cease
Eb Dm7
To drive the day-long terrors out of mind
C Gm7 C7
They are the lights the darkness hides behind
F Gm7 Am7
Allowing satisfaction its increase
D G
Beyond the petty boundaries designed
(Am7) F D
To keep us well aware the world's unkind
Bbmaj7 Bb/C F Gm7 C7 F
And still your eyes proclaim a reign of peace
F Ab C
A ruined man falls sideways far away
Eb Dm7
And too far gone to see my lady's hair
C Gm7 C7
Supposing he was here or she was there
F Gm7 Am7
My lover's mouth has not a word to say
D G
To stanch the flow or slow him on his way
Am7 F D
It sends a smile to me across the air
Bbmaj7 Bb/C F Gm7 C7 F
And still I feel that fortune smiles today
G Bb D
Between the breaking of your morning bread
F Em
And the final pretty speeches of the night
D Am7 D7
A million destinies drop out of sight
G Am7 Bm7
A million people get it in the head
E A
You join the silks and perfumes of your bed
G E
Like a long delightful insult to the dead
Cmaj7 C/D G
And still your breast is where I'd lay my head
(Instrumental -- play verse chords)
G (A) E
Forgive, forget the rest of what I said
Cmaj7 C/D G Am7 D7 G
And still your breast is where I'd lay my head
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