Tom: F#m Intro: || D | F#m | D | F#m || D F#m My wife stood by the harbor D F#m Her hands set in a wave D F#m C# - D Like no more evening and day Bm F#m A Bm Now I see the beauty I failed to see when she was me Bm F#m Bm/D E Life undress me of her, step by step, like a silk dress, she fell D Bm F#m E to my feet. She brought me flowers D Bm F#m E Said she liked my work D Bm F#m A I thought she couldn't do us any harm D Bm D Bm He never liked that kind of charm D Bm D Bm But how could he resist when her dress let in D E Asus4 - A Asus4 - A the autumn sun? D F#m I used to watch the sparrows D F#m Perched on electric wires D F#m C# - D Like notes of a song waiting to be sung, for you, I wrote them Bm F#m A Bm down Ouuuuu Ouuuuuuu Ouuuu Bm F#m Bm/D E - C# He laughed at life that kept me sane in a world of dark dark D Bm F#m E games. She brought me flowers D Bm F#m E Said she liked my work D Bm F#m A I thought she couldn't do us any harm D Bm D Bm He never liked that kind of charm D Bm D Bm But how could he resist when her dress let in D E Asus4 - A the autumn sun? F#msus4 F#m F#msus4 F#m F#msus4 F#m Ouuu She watered the garden and played with the kids F#msus4 F#m E C# - C#7 For her birthday, let her try on his wedding ring D Bm F#m E She brought me flowers D Bm F#m E Said she liked my work D Bm F#m A I thought she couldn't do us any harm D Bm D Bm He never liked that kind of charm D Bm D Bm But how could he resist when her dress let in D E F#m the autumn sun?