Intro: Bm

Verse 1:
Bm                                      F
He was in the forest looking to see the trees
    G         Gb
But none were there

He found a girl
G
She found the Erlking (The lover)
Bm
They were in the white wood
                 Em
Gamboling out to picnic
       Gb
In the light leaves broke above
G
Then fell below

Pre-verse:
      Gb              G
I was in the middle ground
Gb
Looking to find the

Verse 2:
Bm
Flowers in the garden
                 F        Gb
Wearying of the "hate me, hate me not"

Wait, they forgot
G
Woe, oh the rot!
Bm
Deeper in they crept
                 Em               Gb
Oblivious of the bears and darker terrors

Or none were there
G
How did they dare?

Chorus:
                           Gb         G
I was in the middle ground looking to find the
Em                   D
Fountain of infinite mirror
Gb                        G       Bm
Tree falling no one would hear
Em               D
Shadow of nobody there
Gb                    G
Murders of murderers living in fear of it

Interlude: Bm     Em  Gb

Verse 3:
Bm
Owls on the night watch
                  Em              Gb
Solemn and easily wise to what we thought

They thought above
G
Sound broke below
Bm
They were in the black wood
             Db            Gb
Coveting indiscreetly her for him

Or him for her
G               G7
Shown what they were

Chorus:
             B      G      Gb
I was in the middle ground looking to find the
Em                   D
Fountain of infinite mirror
Gb                        G       Bm
Tree falling no one would hear
      Em        D
Shadow of nobody there
Gb                   G         Gm
Murders of murderers living in fear of it

Bridge:
B
I was in the clearing

Buzzing around to hearing but the
Em       D         E        D
Bees and birds who knew the words
Ab7
Soon arrived the twilight
                      Dbm    Gb
Finally the night and day remembered
Dbm      Gb7     Bm
How they came to be

Instrumental:
Bm     Db Gb G7
Bm        F  G  A B  F Em
D     Gb     G  Bm   Em
D     Gb     G  Bb

Bbm  Ebm
Fm   Bb7
Bb   Ebm
Fm   Bb   Bb7

Outro:
Ebm          Bb    Ebm           Bb    Ebm
All for nothing at all
 Bb Gb    Bm         Gb    Bm         Gb
All   for nothing at all
     Bm           E    Abm   Bm   Dbm   C   B   Bb   A  Ab
With something to do
Ebm                                    Fm
I was in the forest looking to see the trees
    B         Bb
But none were there
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