. Am                      F              Dm       C
I review my past through wicked windows framed in silver
.   Am                         F           Dm        Am
and hung in toughened glass, upon my face around and over
Dm       Am   F           C       G
Now and then: memories of men who loved me.
F      G7 E            Dm                             C
No stolen kiss - could match their march on hot coals for me.
B5 A5    G5 F#5 G5    G5 F#5 G5    descending notes F# D B  x4

. Bm                      G                Em      D
I have walked a line both faint and narrow hard to follow,
.      Bm                        G               Em   Bm
caught up in circumstance, harsh truth for history to mellow.
Em         Bm    G             D    A
Through my eyes: loyalties and obligation
G  A7 F#    Em           G      D
magnified: Obedience the better fellow.
B5 A5    G5 F#5 G5    G5 F#5 G5    descending notes F# D B  x2
G#m          B         F#             E
Better not remember me. Don't miss my passing
G#m          B                F#
Fierce winter fails to ruffle my icy sleep.
G#m      B             F#     E
We never quite vanish. No wet soft surrender.
G#m           B                  F#
Still waiting: bad blood running in close families.
F#             B             A                B
I laughed like any child - although you might find that strange
A                                 E
.  and Christmas was my favourite holiday.
Bm               D                A            G
Bm               D                A
.      Christmas was my favourite holiday.

X| Bm      D         A       G         Bm      D         A

e|-------0-2-3-2-0-|-0---0-2---------|-------0-2-3-2---|-0---0--|
B|-0-2-3---3-------|-2-3-----3-2-0---|-0-2-3---3-----3-|-2-3----|
G|-4-------2-------|-2-------0-------|-4-------2-------|-2------|
D|-4---------------|---------0-----4-|-4---------------|-2------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
 

X| Dm      F         C       Bb        Em      G         Asus4

e|---0-1-3-5-6-5---|-3---3-5-1-0-----|-0-2-3-5-7-8-7---|-5---5--|
B|-3-------6-----6-|-5-6-----3---3---|-0-------8-----8-|-5-8-5--|
G|-2-------5-------|-5-------3-------|-0-------7-------|-7---7--|
D|-3---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|--------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
 

D5 C5     Bb5 A5 Bb5    Bb5 A5 Bb5      descending notes a f d  x2
E5 D5     C5  B5 C5     C5  B5 C5       descending notes b g e  x2

Bm                 G                        Em        D
I am not alone, in seeing the world through wicked windows,
.     Bm                    G                 Em   D
while others hide likewise, behind this vulnerable squinting.
Em          Bm          G             D      A
It's in the stare: It's in the silent scrutinising.
G     A7  F#      Em           G       D
Strip you bare: I offer you no more disguising.
G#m           B         F#            E
Better not remember me. Don't miss my passing
G#m           B               F#
Fierce winter fails to ruffle my icy sleep.
G#m      B             F#     E
We never quite vanish. No wet soft surrender.
G#m           B                  F#
Still waiting: bad blood running in close families.
B5 A5    G5 F#5 G5    G5 F#5 G5    descending notes f# d b  repeat & fade