Hozier

As It Was

Hozier


Tom: Am

Am

[Verse 1]
Am
There is a roadway, muddy and foxgloved
   Am                                                Am
Never I'd have life enough, my heart is screamin' out
Am
And in a few days I would be there, love
    Am                                              F
Whatever here that's left of me is yours just as it was

[Pre-Chorus]
F          G    Em
Just as it was, baby
           Am        C    Dm   F
Before the otherness came
                     G    Em
And I knew its name
                        Em         Dm
The love, the dark, the light, the flame

[Chorus]
    Am                         G
The eyes at the heights of my baby
           C                      Dm
And let's hope the fight of my baby
      F                         Am
The lights were as bright as my baby
F                    Am    Am
But your love was unmoved

[Verse 2]
Am
Tell me if somehow, some of it remained
Am
How long you would wait for me?
Am                       Am
How long I've been away?
Am
The shape that I'm in now, your shape in the doorway
Am
Make your good love known to me
Am                           F
Just tell me 'bout your day

[Pre-Chorus]
F          G    Em
Just as it was, baby
           Am        C    Dm   F
Before the otherness came
                     G    Em
And I knew its name
                        Em         Dm
The drugs, the dark, the light, the shame

[Chorus]
    Am                         G
The eyes at the heights of my baby
           C                      Dm
And this hope at the fight of my baby
      F                         Am
The lights were as bright as my baby
F                    Am  
But your love was unmoved

[Outro]
        Am                         G
And the sights were as stark as my baby
        C                       Dm
And the cold was as sharp as my baby
        F                         Am
And the nights were as dark as my baby
    F             Am
Half as beautiful too