You Were A Friend Of Mine

Intro | N.C. | N.C. | | C | C | [Verso 1] C G7 C When all our old songs and carnivals and crimes C G7 C Die frozen like a harvest not reached in time C G7 C We cling to the memory of the love inside the vine G7 C C/B Am Won't you know me without the champagne and wine? G7 C Won't you know me now, you were a friend of mine? [Verso 2] C G7 C We beat our thoughts to a pulp and they rot there in the bed C G7 C Every word is spoken and still nothing is said C G7 C When all the fallow fields are poisoned and dry G7 C C/B Am Won't you know me, forsaken though am I? G7 C Won't you know me now, you were a friend of mine? Instrumental | C | G7 C | | C | G7 C | | C | G7 C | | G7 | C C/B Am | | G7 | G7 | | C | C | [Verso 3] C G7 C Where's the green, the new green, on the cusp of being born? C G7 C Ripped too soon from the womb, lifeless and torn C G7 C When all my fallow fields are poisoned and dry G7 C C/B Am Won't you know me, forsaken though am I? G7 C Won't you know me now, you were a friend of mine? G7 N.C. Won't you know me now, you were a friend of mine? Outro | C |