Written by Amy Ray/Emily Saliers
Intro: A A D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 x2verse 1 Bm G Hadrian's wall was mighty A Not so mighty it didn't fall Bm G I roamed among its sod and stone A To wonder how we come apart F#m Bm The earth it holds the human toll Em7 A The heavens bow to the gravity Bm G The bursting heart the bleeding brain A In grief we shift tectonicallyA D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 As I lay my burden down A D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 In the cradle of an elegy A D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 G In the shotgun shape of this life F# Bm G F# Bm G F# I'm happy happy in the sorrow keyverse 2 Bm G Three days moored in Singapore A The ancient lure of currency Bm G The rain came down the trade winds blew A And held me anchored to my dues F#m Bm Slumbering I felt a tug Em7 A I ran to little India Bm G To find a beggar's clarity A A A D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 And eat the spice of deities Bridge D When I close my eyes G Imagine us dead and gone Em The bright light of kingdom come A But I can't see D Take it out of my hands G I want to know the truth Em The eye of the eagle A To deliver me G F# I'm happy in the sorrowA D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 As I lay my burden down A D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 In the cradle of an elegy A D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 G In the shotgun shape of this life F# Bm G F# Bm G F# I'm happy happy in the sorrow key