[ Предположительная тональность: C ] Capo 1 C This postcard tells you where we've been G And dirty dreams of pious men F Who wake in fear but sleep again G With what they've done C With what they've done G With all they've done C Some prophet died but wrote it down G Our serpent bell is on the ground F And all the ladies singing loud: G "Hallelujah" C "Hallelujah" G "Hallelujah" F G The meadow birds have found the bones of righteous men C G Like ragged clothes, like precious stones F G And fell like evil in the end, in aid of them C G Those evil men, those perfect men C Some knuckle broken on disease G Which pulled a preacher off his knees F A callous whisper through the trees G Blows: "patience boy" C "More patience boy" G "More patience boy" C And watch her children by the flame G The ones you gave your father's name F Whose evil and his love remained G Inside you boy C Inside you boy G Inside you boy F G The meadow birds have found the bones of righteous men C G Like ragged clothes, like precious stones F G And fell like evil in the end, in aid of them C G Those evil men, those perfect men C We'll sing a song we've never heard G Formed out of small forsaken words F And all the while that this occurs G We'll love you all C We'll love you all G We'll love you all C And for the beauty that we've lost G The measured time for love it cost F Despite our feelings for the cross G We love you all C We love you all G We love you all