The Woman Downstairs

Capo on 1st fret Intro: E Esus4 E Esus4 verse 1: E I ceremonially undress A E Esus4 E Esus4 For she who in my dreams reveals how she longs and she cares C#m I take off all my clothes A E Esus4 E Esus4 for the woman downstairs verse 2: E The faded cotton shirt A E Esus4 E Esus4 The woollen jacket from a time when the Lord still answered my prayers C#m I let fall my black armour A E Esus4 E Esus4 for the woman downstairs verse 3: E I get into the bath A E Esus4 E Esus4 Let the water trickle through my mind´s lonely affairs C#m I give my longing body A E Esus4 E Esus4 to the woman downstairs Chorus: E A I give her my ears and my eyes E Esus4 E Esus4 I give her my future and my past C#m They´re both full of questions and lies A E Esus4 E Esus4 But I`ve got a feeling she´ll never ask C#m Where I´m going A Well, I´m going down E Esus4 E Esus4 To the woman downstairs verse 4: E In my dream I lay her on a blanket A E Esus4 E Esus4 Wild berries stain the fragile dress she wears C#m She can have my soul and keep it A E Esus4 E Esus4 The woman downstairs Chorus: E A I give her my ears and my eyes E Esus4 E Esus4 I give her my future and my past C#m They´re both full of questions and lies A E Esus4 E Esus4 But I`ve got a feeling she´ll never ask C#m Where I´m going A Well, I´m going down E Esus4 E Esus4 To the woman downstairs C#m Yeah, I´m going down A E Esus4 Esus4 To the woman downstairs