The Lowering (words & music by Chris Stanley)

 

Verse #1

C

The light bulb swayed when you slammed the door

F

Now the furniture’s gone

C                                                                F

I’ve ripped the carpet from the floor, just trying to move on

Am                                            G      F                              C

I left my job before my job left me with nothing to say

Am                                            G      F                              C

Now I’m living in the shadow of a memory of yesterday

 

Chorus #1

Am                        G             F            

And I remember how you smiled

Am                           G                        C       C/B       C/A      G

How you filled my heart with the songs that you’d sing

Bb                                            F

Now the music of my heart is a funeral march

Am                G      F           C…

Here at the lowering

 

Verse #2

The temperature dropped when you left that night

There was ice on the road

I don’t know how it happened and I’ll never know why

But you must have been cold

There are some things in life you can’t explain, however you try

I’d give up the sun and rain just to kiss you goodbye

 

Chorus #2

I remember how you smiled, how you filled my heart with the songs that you’d sing

Now the music of my heart is a funeral march

Here at the lowering

 

Bridge

      Am       G       F

And I – I

  Am         G       C       C/B       C/A      G

I miss you

Bb                                             F

But the music of my heart is a funeral march

Am                G      F

Here at the lowering

Am                G      C

Here at the lowering