Written by Burton Cummings, Dominic Troiano
verse 1 Asus2 A7 D I was lost and tossed on a misty morning by a drunken sailor Dm7 E7sus4 E E7sus4 E7 and the genie in the bottle let me down Asus2 A7 D I was raised on Cain in the name of the Father and the Mother Dm7 E7sus4 E E7sus4 E7 and the brother and the other who was never even round Asus2 A7 On a windswept coast with the Black Knight falling D Dm7 E7sus4 E E7sus4 E7 I was heard to be calling that my ship and all its crew were going down Asus2 A7 D As the sun ran slowly by a childhood rivulet a jeweled King summoned me Dm7 E7sus4 E E7sus4 E7 commanding that I run and tell the town Bridge A D G C F D Saw you, saw me, run quickly now F G Asus2 Run and hide away F G A Run and hide today verse 2 Asus2 A7 D In a room in a castle full of faceless lovers I was cut and bleeding Dm7 E7sus4 E E7sus4 E and the image in the mirror struck me down Asus2 A7 D I was chased and beaten by a well-drilled team of little men breathing colors Dm7 E7sus4 E E7sus4 E7 and abandoned in a coffin in the ground Asus2 A7 D As a pale young virgin made a meal of a martyr she was hailed as holy Dm7 E7sus4 E E7sus4 E by the only ones who stood and held their ground Asus2 A7 D When a bright Mona Lisa with the eyes of a tiger read a new proclamation Dm7 E7sus4 E E7sus4 E7 I was stricken from her list and never found Bridge A D G C F D Saw you, saw me, run quickly now F G Asus2 Run and hide away F G A Run and hide today Instrumental Dmaj7 D6 C#m F#m x4 Outro Dmaj7 D6 Seems they come and go so quickly C#m F#m Disappear like sunlight in the evening Bm E7 A A7 And they may not ever be explained Dmaj7 D6 Seems like they come and go so quickly C#m F#m Disappearin' in the air like a breath of wind Bm E7 A And they may not ever be explained A7 And I woke up thinkin' I was dyin' Dmaj7 D6 C#m If you find one hang on with all you got F#m Way down deep, deep in your soul Bm E7 A For it may not ever come again A7 And I woke up crying like a baby Dmaj7 D6 C#m F#m Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Bm E7 A No, they may not ever be explained A7 And I woke up thinkin' about ya Dmaj7 D6 C#m F#m If you find one, hang on with everything you got deep down there in your soul Bm E7 A For they may not ever be explained A7 And I woke up cryin' like a baby Dmaj7 D6 Seems they come and go so quickly C#m F#m Disappear like sunlight in the evening Bm E7 A And they may not ever be explained A7 And I woke up thinkin' I had the answer Fade