Intro: Am Em C Am
verse 1
Am G F
Your heart is dark as a hemlock grove
C G
Where the sun never shines and nothing grows
Dm F
Black as each feather in a murder of crows
Am G F Am Em Am
Your heart is dark as a hemlock grove
verse 2
Am G F
Your heart is empty as winter in a tourist town
C G
The boardwalk deserted, all shuttered down
Dm F
And every bird has flown southbound
Am G F Am Em Am
Your heart is empty as winter in a tourist town
Bridge
F C
There is no resolution, try as I might
F G Am
I shun the darkness, but I shy away from the light
F C
There's a hole inside I try to fill
F G E7
But you dig it deeper still___
verse 3
Am G F
Our love is crooked as the teeth in an old man's smile
C G
As the stones in the graveyard, as a country mile
Dm F
But I'll drive all night to get there, if you let me stay awhile
Am G F
Our love is crooked as the teeth in an old man's smile
verse 4
Am G Dm7
Your heart is empty as winter in a tourist town
F E Am Em Am
Your heart is dark as a hemlock grove