Intro: F Fm C
Verse:
C G F C
I swear I heard a bird calling high in the chestnut trees
G F C
The sun was so bright, that bird I couldn’t see
G F C
No matter where I stood I couldn’t see beak or wing
G F C
Just burning, blinding leaves, still and silent trees
C E
Were you with me then my friend?
F C
Are you with me now?
E
Were you with me then my friend?
F Fm C
Are you with me now?
Verse:
C G F C
When that cement truck, the mixer turning slow
G F C
Drove right past me dripping in the road
F C G/B Am
That swollen body spinning in circles
Dm Am F C
I stopped and watched it roll, roll and groan
C E
Were you with me then my friend?
F C
Are you with me now?
E
Were you with me then my friend?
F Fm C
Are you with me now?
Verse:
C G F C
When I swam alone that night, late summer dusk
G F C
The air so warm and still, the water wide and dark
F C G/B Am
Something brushed against me, I splashed and kicked in fright
Dm Am F C G
Such cold hands upon me, underwater vines
C E
Were you with me then my friend?
F C
Are you with me now?
E
Were you with me then my friend?
F Fm
Are you with me now?
OUTRO: C E F Fm x5