Tom: Bm
Bm
[Verse 1]
Bm F
He was in the forest looking to see the trees
G F#
But none were there
He found a girl
G
She found the Erlking (The lover)
Bm
They were in the white wood
Em
Gamboling out to picnic
F#
In the light leaves broke above
G
Then fell below
[Pre-Verse]
F# G
I was in the middle ground
F#
Looking to find the
[Verse 2]
Bm
Flowers in the garden
F F#
Wearying of the "hate me, hate me not"
Wait, they forgot
G
Woe, oh the rot!
Bm
Deeper in they crept
Em F#
Oblivious of the bears and darker terrors
Or none were there
G
How did they dare?
[Chorus]
F# G
I was in the middle ground looking to find the
Em D
Fountain of infinite mirror
F# G Bm
Tree falling no one would hear
Em D
Shadow of nobody there
F# G
Murders of murderers living in fear of it
Bm Em F#
[Verse 3]
Bm
Owls on the night watch
Em F#
Solemn and easily wise to what we thought
They thought above
G
Sound broke below
Bm
They were in the black wood
C# F#
Coveting indiscreetly her for him
Or him for her
G G7
Shown what they were
[Chorus]
B G F#
I was in the middle ground looking to find the
Em D
Fountain of infinite mirror
F# G Bm
Tree falling no one would hear
Em D
Shadow of nobody there
F# G Gm
Murders of murderers living in fear of it
[Bridge]
B
I was in the clearing
Buzzing around to hearing but the
Em D E D
Bees and birds who knew the words
G#7
Soon arrived the twilight
C#m F#
Finally the night and day remembered
C#m F#7 Bm
How they came to be
[Instrumental Break]
Bm C# F# G7
Bm F# G A B F Em
D F# G Bm Em
D F# G A#
A#m D#m
Fm A#7
A# D#m
Fm A# A#7
[Outro]
D#m A# D#m A# D#m
All for nothing at all
A# F# Bm F# Bm F#
All for nothing at all
Bm E G#m Bm C#m C B A# A G#
With something to do
D#m Fm
I was in the forest looking to see the trees
B A#
But none were there
