Elton John - Emily

emily
music by elton john
lyrics by bernie taupin
available on the album the one
C Fm/C C#/G# D#+9/A#
C F G C
the church bells ring out morning glory
F G C
when summer bends to the winter’s rage
Am F G C
emily walks through the cemetery
Am F G C F C
passed a dog in an unmarked grave
C F G C
the old girl hobbles , nylons sagging
F G C
talks to her sisters in the ground
Am F G C
i saw a lie in the mirror this morning
Am F G Am G/B
i heard a prophesy all around
F/C C Fm/C
and emily they come and go
C#/G# D#/A# F6
the shadows and the distant sounds
F/C C Fm/C
but emily don’t be afraid
C#/G# D#/A# F6
when the weight of angels weighs you down
emily prays to a faded hero
in a little frame clutched to her gown
hears the voice of promise in his memory
tonight’s the night they let the laddEr down
in a cage sits a gold canary
by a wicker chair and a rosewood loom
as a soul ascends abord the evening
canary sings to an empty room
F/C C
emily
G#maj7 C#/G#
Em – ily
D#/G# A#
Em – ily
F6 C
Em – ily