Verse 1
          Dm               C 
It was a long and silent cry 
      Am              D 
She spoke before she died 
   BbM7             C 
I never true knew why 
    A    D 
I even tried 
          Dm              C 
Then just ivory lips she left 
    Am                 D 
To speak the words of the dead 
     BbM7              C            A    D 
And this was what she said, fast losing sight 
 
Chorus
          Bb                  C7 
When the heart does cease to beat 
     F 
How long must the mind survive? 
    Bb              C7 
For only seconds split 
           F 
Until the night 
      Gm             C7 
Or do agony hours ensue 
               F 
To follow the light inside of you 
   Gm                C7 
Until it’s sudden through 
           F  A 
Into the blue 
 
Verse 2
          Dm                 C 
It was a long and drawn-out sigh 
    Am               D 
I breathed before I died 
   BbM7             C 
I never true knew why 
     A     D 
She even tried 
 
Instrumental
Bb C FM7 F 
Bb C F 
Gm C F 
Gm C7 F Em7b5 
 
Outro
          Dm            C 
Then just empty eyes I left 
    Am                   D 
To see the world of the dead 
     BbM7       C        A      D 
As quietly she fled, out of my sight