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Capo II [Verse 1]
CAll of the drunks dressedFmaj7 up like CSanta Claus Ring SGalvation Army bCells, but the town square is quiet The jFmaj7uke joints are Cempty, everyone’s buying What nGo one can sell
C Fmaj7 C G C [Verse 2]
And the gAmirl I Fmaj7loved once CCame to me last night In a dream with a secret to Gtell She whiCspered close Can’t you Fmaj7hear the oCcean? As she leaned her ear Against a shoGtgun shellC
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Dark was the night, cold was the ground I could bCarely make out the Fmaj7song Of the GhCost Repeaters Singing Fmaj7HalleluCjah His truth is Gmarching oCn
C Fmaj7 C G C [Verse 3]
CWillie Mae’s crying At the Fmaj7toll booth to Cheaven With a bottle of gin and a Ggold-toothed Csmile
Where the dreams pile up,
All Fmaj7washed out and Cbroken As thick as the stars on the GMiracle CMile
C Fmaj7 C G C [Verse 4]
But the Ammovie is Fmaj7over The tCheater is empty The credits are starting to roGll And the wagCes of sin Don’t adFmaj7just for inCflation, it’s a buyer’s market When you sGell your soCul
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Dark was the night, cold was the ground I could bCarely make out the Fmaj7song Of the GhCost Repeaters Singing Fmaj7HalleluCjah His truth is Gmarching oCn
[Verse 5]
CThe plaza is dark The pFmaj7icadors are Cdreaming of blood in the alleys And ruGst on the vinCes they sandbag the bulls And pFmaj7rop up theC matadors, it’s a sweetheart contract They’re tGaking theirC time
C Fmaj7 C G C [Verse 6]
And aAmll the ghostFmaj7 prisoners WhoC aren’t in the ghost prisons, don’t weep at the sound Of your nGame They justC stare at the clouds Of paFmaj7ssengerC pigeons, winging back home To the cGities of the Cplain
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Dark was the night, cold was the ground I could bCarely make out the Fmaj7song Of the GhCost Repeaters Singing Fmaj7HalleluCjah His truth is Gmarching oCn
[Verse 7]
CThe star up above The 5tFmaj7h AvenueC Christmas tree is shining tonight Through the Gcold and the Crain to light all the faces In the lFmaj7ive natCivity down on the floor Of the sGtock exchanCge
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Dark is the night, cold is the ground The aCrmies march out to deFmaj7fend And the CGhost Repeaters Of the Fmaj7revelatCors, are singing "Peace on Earth And Good GWill to all CMen"