Тональность

 
   G                       Am
They flutter behind you your possible pasts,
   C                  D         G
Some brighteyed and crazy, some frightened and lost.
 G                    Am
A warning to anyone still in command
C           D          G
Of their possible future, to take care.
 G                      Am
In derelict sidings the poppies entwine
   C               D           G
With cattle trucks lying in wait for the next time.
Em
Do you remember me, how we used to be,
                D
Do you think we shoud be closer?

  G                          Am
She stood in the doorway, the ghost of a smile
C                D       G
Haunting her face like a cheap hotel sign.
  G                         Am
Her cold eyes imploring the men in their macs
     C                 D          G
For the gold in their bags or the knives in their backs.
G                        Am
Stepping up boldly one put out his hand.
      C               D           G
He said, "I was just a child then, now I'm only a man."
Em
Do you remember me, how we used to be,
                 D
Do you think we should be closer?

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    G                        Am
By the cold and religious we were taken in hand
   C              D        G
Shown how to feel good and told to feel bad.
G                          Am
Strung out behind us the banners and flags
    C              D       G
Of our possible pasts lie in tatters and rags.
Em
Do you remember me, how we used to be,
                 D
Do you think we should be closer?