Written by Bonny Light Horseman
Intro A | A | A | A |Verse 1:
A I was named after my father Dadd9 In a long line of nobodies F#m7 Waiting for the future C#7 Dadd9 For that turn of the century A And I was merely cannon fodder Dadd9 In the nineteenth cavalry F#m7 Waiting, waiting, waiting C#7 Dadd9 To sing "Nearer, My God, to Thee"Dadd9 A Nearer, My God, to Thee E Dadd9 Nearer, My God, to Thee Dadd9 A E Dadd9 Nearer, My God, to TheeVerse 2:
A Well, the first night that I saw her Dadd9 Was the last night of my leave F#m7 A stranger in a strange land C#7 Dadd9 Where an angel came to meInstrumental A | E | Dadd9 | Dadd9 | A | E | Dadd9 | Dadd9 |Dadd9 A An angel came to me E Dadd9 An angel came to me Dadd9 A An angel came to me E Dadd9 An angel came to meVerse 3:
A And I dreamed of Jacob's ladder Dadd9 When I laid me down to sleep F#m7 And the souls all rising and falling C#7 Dadd9 Through the whole of eternity A I was named after my father Dadd9 In a long line of nobodies F#m7 And all I ever wanted C#7 Dadd9 Was someone to weep for meOutro A E Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh Dadd9 Ooh, ooh Dadd9 A Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh (Someone to weep for me) E Dadd9 (Someone to weep for me) Dadd9 A Oh, oh-oh, oh (Someone to weep for me) E Dadd9 (Someone to weep for me) Dadd9 A Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (Someone to weep for me) E Dadd9 (Someone to weep for me)Dadd9 A Someone to weep for me E Dadd9 Someone to weep for me Dadd9 A Someone to weep for me E Dadd9 Someone to weep for me