Intro C E7 Verse F E7 C/Bb The knight in his armor, cold D7 G Was unable to find love F E7 C/Bb Trapped in a hard shell of onyx and gold D7 G But with a heart as light as a dove Am F G C Am F C G He looked up into the listless sky and saw a lock of vermillion hair Am F G C The fiery maiden had caught his eye Ab G And he knew that he had to be there C F G Am So many miles the knight had tread C F E7 C And yet his lass was never there F G C/Bb Am6 F G C But still the image of her hair was fresh inside his head C F G Am So hush now child the silence keep C F E7 C The humble knight has come to call and F G C/Bb Am6 I'll be here until I fall F G C F G C E7 Until I fall asleep Verse F E7 C/Bb No light until the knight had come D7 G And his search proved fruitless and vain C F E7 C/Bb Every village he searched, every town he came from D7 G Proved a link in a resolute chain Am F G C/Bb But when he asked about a maiden with fiery hair Am F G Stories of her would unfurl Am F G C A maiden who needn’t know night or care Ab G Was called the antipodal girl C F G Am She cast a light wherever she went C F E7 C And yet her form would cast no shade F G C/Bb Am6 And even as this song is played F G C Her voyage is not spent F G So in years of his searching E7 F The knight had made no ground F G But through all of his trials C/Bb G F He heard a hopeful sound F G E7 Am That a fiery maiden was searching for a knight F Am6 Who could balance her light Verse F C F G Am Now night and day do circle the earth C F E7 C In search of love they’ll never meet F G C/Bb Am6 But still upon their tireless feet F G C They dance eternally C F G Am So hush now child the silence keep C F E7 C The humble knight has come to call and F G C/Bb Am6 I'll be here until i fall F G C/Bb Am6 I'll be here until i fall F G C/Bb Am6 I'll be here until i fall F G C F E7 C Until i fall asleep
