Verse 1:
  Bm
a rake of claws against a mirror
D
Grazing pelts we all once wore
  Em
a kindling of a swordless bloodshed
    Gb
The creaking of a voiceless door
Bm
Where does a mind like yours wonder
D
When it's sung to sleep
Em
Mind the clamours of the restless bidders
  Gb
Before you choose to weep

Chorus:
        Bm
And the Hound
   D
Is humming you
  Em     Gb
a lie, a lullaby

Verse 2:
Bm
Stuck in the middle of a forest made of
D
Flesh and bones and they're all scared of
  Em
a lost little boy who has lost his heart
Gb
Fear's not enough, they have to

Tear him apart
Bm
  Follow the scent of iron sinking
D
Deeper into corpses rotting
    Em
But they can't hear you talk, talk, talk
      Gb
About every little thing

Every little thing, every

Chorus:
        Bm
And the Hound
   D
Is humming you
  Em     Gb
a lie, a lullaby

Bridge:
   Bm
It clicks and it clatters in corners and borders

And they will never
D
Hear me here listen to croons and a calling

I'll tell them all the
Em
Story, the sun, and the swallow, her sorrow
               Gb
Singing me the tale of the Harpy and the Hare

a cappella:
(nc)
And the Hound
(nc)
Is humming you
(nc)
a lie

Chorus:
        Bm
And the Hound
   D
Is humming you
  Em     Gb
a lie, a lullaby

        Bm
And the Hound
D
Hums
  Em     Gb
a lie, a lullaby

        Bm
And the Hound
D
Hums
  Em     Gb
a lie, a lullaby

        Bm
And the Hound is humming
        D
And the Hound is howling
        Em
And the Hound is humming
Gb
You
        Bm     D
And the Hound, oooh
   Em     Gb
(a lie, a lullabye)

Outro:
        Bm
And the Hound
   D
Is humming you
  Em
a lie
   Gb
a lullaby

Bm
D
Em
Gb