C G
Each one had a father, there's no one left,
F C
a name and a mother, no one
left.
C G
Each one had a dream, a prayer on their breath,
- Em C
the world's gone black, no one left.
C G
2. On the streets of Manhattan, a dusty wind blows,
F C
letters
and wishes, a girl with a rose.
C G
On the streets of Baghdad, a
dusty wind blows,
F C
letters
and wishes, a girl with a rose.
+ CHORUS
C G
2. Fire and vengeance in the New York sky above
F C
stole my angel,
stole my true love.
C G
Fire and vengeance in the
Baghdad sky above,
F C
stole
his angel, stole his true love.
+ CHORUS
C G
3. I stand out on my front porch, I look up at
the sky,
- Em C
will
my world go black in the blink
of an eye ?
C G
He stands out in the desert, he looks up at the sky,
- Em C
will
his world go black in the blink of an eye ?
+ C - G - F - C
C G
Each one had a father, there's no one left,
F C
a name and a mother, no one
left.
C G
Each one had a dream, a prayer on their breath,
- Em C
the world's gone black, no one left.
C G
Each one had a wish, each one had a home,
F C
each
one had a name, a name and a rose.
+ C - G - F
- C (2x)
(The Nightwatchman)