Verse 1:
D    D    Bm7  Bm7      G      A
Will you say when I'm gone away
D   D     Bm7    Bm7     G        A
My lover came to me and we'd lay
   D     D      Bm7 Bm7      G     A
In rooms unfamiliar but   until now
 
Chorus:
D     D      Bm7   Bm7     G     A
Ohhh, Ohhh, ohhh, oh,    until now
D     D      Bm7   Bm7    G     A     G      A
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, oh,    until now
 
Verse 2:
D    D    Bm7  Bm7    G          A
Will you say to them when I'm gone
D   D         Bm7 Bm7     G        A
I loved your son for his sturdy arms
D        D            Bm7  Bm7    G        A
We both learned to cradle then live without
 
Chorus:
D  D      Bm7 Bm7     G          A
Oh  oh   oh   oh      Live without
D  D      Bm7 Bm7     G          A    G     A
Oh  oh   oh   oh      Live without
 
Interlude -x4-: D D Bm7 Bm7 G A
 
Verse 3:
D    D    Bm7  Bm7        G       A
Will you say  when I'm   gone away
D     D         Bm7 Bm7     G          A
Your father's body was      judgment day
    D   D         Bm7 Bm7      G      A
We both dove and rose to the  riverside
 
Chorus:
D  D     Bm7 Bm7     G        A
Oh  oh  oh    oh      Riverside
D  D     Bm7 Bm7     G        A      G      A
Oh  oh  oh    oh      Riverside
 
Verse 4:
D    D    Bm7  Bm7    G           A
Will you say to me   when I'm gone
D    D         Bm7 Bm7     G     A
Your face has faded but    lingers on
        D    D         Bm7  Bm7        G        A
Cause light strikes a deal with each  coming night
 
Chorus:
D   D     Bm7 Bm7    G        A
Oh  oh   oh  oh     Coming night
D   D     Bm7 Bm7    G        A
Oh  oh   oh  oh     Coming night
D   D     Bm7 Bm7    G        A
Oh  oh   oh  oh     Coming night
D   D     Bm7 Bm7    G        A     D
Oh  oh   oh  oh     Coming night