'Til The Band Comes In
(Engel/Semel)
Intro: Bb(add9)
Verse 1
Gm
Here on the outskirts of life
Bb(add9) Gm C C#m
It's a world with the voice of a caretaker's wife
F#m Bm E Em
I'm leaving tomorrow, don't let it bring you down
G Gmaj7 G7
Stick around and around and around and around
Chorus
C G Bb C G Bb
'Til the band comes in and the clouds begin to open
Gm Dm Ab Gm Dm Ab
'Til the band comes in and we hear them all as one
C G Bb C B G
I'll be back a-gain if you promise that you'll write me
Gm Dm Ab Gm A Gm A Gm
When the band comes rollin' in
Verse 2
Bb(add9) Gm
Keep your friends with their windows so high
Bb(add9) Gm C C#m
Keep your city with children that shine through its eye
F#m Bm E Em
If you need me to move through you know where I'm found
G Gmaj7 G7
Still alive with my subhuman sound to the ground
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
G
The times we sat and sang of all the hidden things we knew
A
Did they ever come up true? I can't remember... can't remember
G
And it's time to sing a song across the emptiness between us
Cm/G
And remember
Repeat chorus to fade