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INTRO: D A D G
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Long legged shadows,
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Mississippi sunset,
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She was standing like a candle,
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That hadn't been burned yet.
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The wind was blowing,
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The clouds like ashes,
D
Had my hand in my pocket,
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Reaching for my matches.
D A
I can see those cotton sheets dancing,
D A
On her momma's clothesline in my head,
D A
>From my lips a Lucky Strike was dangling,
D A
The day was dying in a sea of red.
D A
Then came the night, Warm and dark,
G A
Dragging it's chains, Across our hearts.
D A
The moon was full, The grass was wet
G A
Making us scream, Making us sweat
D A
Holding on tight, It was wrong, it was right
D G
Then came the night
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There was a time
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When love was a flower
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Now it's a vine
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Clinbing up the tower
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And the river just rolls
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Past the garden
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Where love won't grow
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And the ground is hardened.
D A
I can see that tattered white flag flying
D A
I can hear the ringing mission bell
D A
Telling of the innocence that's dying
D A
A sound that I remember oh so well.
CHORUS
D A
Then came the night, Warm and dark
G A
Dragging its chains, Across our hearts
D A
The moon was full, The grass was wet
G A
Making us scream, Making us sweat
D G
Making us cling, Making us claw
D A
Making us rise, Making us fall
D A
Breath on breath, Skin on skin
G A
I can't go back, There again
D A
Holdin on tight, It was wrong, it was right
D G
Then came the night.
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Written by Chuck Jones/John Kilzer