(intro 2x) Dm Am Bb C Am
Dm Am
She wears mystic lipstick, she wears stones and bones,
Bb C Am
she tells myth and legend, she sings rock and roll.
Dm Am
She wears chains of bondage, she wears wings of hope,
Bb C Am
she wears the gown of plenty, and still it's hard to cope.
D Bm Em A
Chroi O mo chroi, your heart is breaking,
D Bm Em A
your eyes are red, your song is blue.
D B7 Em A
Your poets underneath the willow in despair,
D Bm Em A D Bm
they have been lovers of your sad tune,
Em A D Bm A
lovers of your slow air.
G A D
And though they feed on what hurts you,
Em A D
to sing the book of your heart,
G A D
Oh sweeet Black Rose, how they've loved you,
Bm Em A
and it's hard to, but they do, Eire, they do.
Dm Am
She keeps fools for counsel, she keeps the wig and gown.
Bb C Am
the cloth and the bloody warfare, the stars and stripes and crown.
Dm Am
And still we pray for a better day now, God willing it's for the best,
Bb C Am
I've just seen the harp on the penny with a dollar on her naked breast.
D Bm Em A
Chroi O mo chroi, your heart is breaking,
D Bm Em A
your eyes are red, your song is blue.
D B7 Em A
Your poets underneath the willow in despair,
D Bm Em A D Bm
they have been lovers of your sad tune,
Em A D Bm Em A Dm
lovers of your slow air, lovers in sweet despair.
( Dm Am Bb C Am ) (2x)
D Bm Em A
Chroi O mo chroi, your heart is breaking,
D Bm Em A
your eyes are red, your song is blue.
D B7 Em A
Your poets underneath the willow in despair,
D Bm Em A D Bm
they have been lovers of your sad tune,
Em A D Bm Em A D
lovers of your slow air, lovers in sweet despair.