When the rain came falling down
On the darkness at the edge of town
Where they came to steal the lightning from the sky
And the pushing had come to shove
And your love might not be enough
To free you from the fears that paralyse
Yet they used to [C7]love you [A7for [Dm7]the way you [A7sang your soul
Now they've come to [C7]claim you [A7for [Dm7]the night
The ghosts have come to [C7]steal the light out of your eyes
Well your momma and [Bm]your wife
Cut your heart out with a knife
And they left you [A7for [Dm7]the dogs to [C7]lick your bones
They made you [A7cry the ɾain
But they loved you [A7just the same
Before your God, and [Bm]the devil, took your soul
Tell me what did you [A7bequeath
To the girl with the freaky teeth?
When she showed you [A7things she'd stolen from the queen
She took out your heart's desire
Then she danced back into [C7]the fire
With the holy men who'd stole your tambourine
Yet they used to [C7]love you [A7for [Dm7]the way you [A7sang your soul
Now they've come to [C7]claim you [A7for [Dm7]the night
The ghosts have come to [C7]steal the light out of your eyes
Well your momma and [Bm]your wife
Cut your heart out with a knife
And they left you [A7for [Dm7]the dogs to [C7]lick your bones
They made you [A7cry the ɾain
But they loved you [A7just the same
Before your God, and [Bm]the devil, took your soul
Well your momma and [Bm]your wife
Cut your heart out with a knife
And they left you [A7for [Dm7]the dogs to [C7]lick your bones
They made you [A7cry the ɾain
But they loved you [A7just the same
Before your God, and [Bm]the devil, took your soul
Before your God, and [Bm]the devil, took your soul
Before your God, and [Bm]the devil, took your soul
Before your God, and [Bm]the devil, took your soul
