Emily
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the Album The One
C Fm/C Db/Ab Eb+9/Bb
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
Db/Ab Eb/Bb F6
The shadows and the distant sounds
F/C C Fm/C
But Emily don't be afraid
Db/Ab Eb/Bb 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
Abmaj7 Db/Ab
Em- ily
Eb/Ab Bb
Em- ily
F6 C
Em- ily
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