The Weakerthans

Saint Cecilia

The Weakerthans


Tom: Em

Em          G                    D       C
Out on the front porch with a kerosene lamp
     Em            G             D        C
See white-capped waves rolling five feet high,
      Em            G            D       C
but begging these memories for another advance
         Em          G         D C
is like whispering love to the sky
Em            G              D        C
I have this picture of you taking my hand
Em           G            D         C
Sink to my knees in the damp, dark sand
Em                  G             D            C
Take off all your clothes and we reach out in vain
Em              G          D        C
The light goes out as it starts to rain

Am              D                  G    D     C
Saint Cecilia send me something simple and sublime
Am                 D                  G       D     C
Close my eyes and douse my head with red respberry wine

Em G D C....
Wind rises swiftly and the trees start to sway