Disappearing Man

Am C G C Am All rise, behold the famous disappearing man C G Dm Am Who comes in crimson robes and leaves in yellow rags C G Am Hear now his ancient call to union Dm Am G D And the furious communion of the maiden and the stag Am G Dm F In the dark, in the dawn, with your wedding dress in tatters Am C F E7 You reveal the yearning desert in the country of your skin Am G D F How you ache for the fawn, and he says it doesn't matter Dm C Bm E7 Am But it does and he's gone, and you know that he won't be back again C G C Am Long now, he's borne his heavy armour resting only C G Dm Am In his sorrows and his noble-nosed regrets C G Am Sunlight, some momentary solace Dm Am G D And he'll ride off gay and lawless as the moment that you met Am G Dm F So the night comes and goes, and there's no one there to nurture Am C F E7 But yourself and you know that you've nothing left to lose Am G D F Will you stand in the road waiting for another searcher Dm C Bm E7 Am Will you weep soft and low in the voice that your mother used to use Instrumental: C G D Am C Dm F Am G D F Dm C Bm E7 Am C G C Am Springtime the swain came green and hero like a friendly gypsy C G Dm Am Storm on tender lilies, hale and blaze C G Am Late fall, the boatman rowed you grimly Dm Am G D Down a canyon dark and empty, in a stale and dreary haze Am C Dm F At the end of the year, when the cliffs rise up behind you Am G F E7 And the stream runs in circles from the chasm to the core Am G D F And the sun comes in tears, 'cause the gardener did not find you Dm C Bm E7 Am Will you bloom bright and fierce, will you know you don't need him anymore Instrumental: C G C Am C G Dm Am C G Am Dm Am G D Am C Dm F At the end of the year, when the cliffs rise up behind you Am G F E7 And the stream runs in circles from the chasm to the core Am G D F And the sun comes in tears, 'cause the gardener did not find you Dm C Bm E7 Am Will you bloom bright and fierce, will you know you don't need him anymore