Intro: Em    D  Em     


In the land of skin and sorrow 
       D                Em 
Lies a heart as pure as gold 

Who is waiting for the last ones 
        D             Em 
To come back into the fold 


          D           Em 
Some will wander in today 
          D            Em 
Some hold back until tomorrow 

But the door will soon be closing 
       D                Em 
In the land of skin and sorrow 


INTERLUDE: D   Em   D   Em 



Climbing out is never easy 
        D               Em 
On this ladder, rung by rung 

Swinging wildly in the breezes 
       D               Em 
Souls emerging, one by one 


      D            Em 
As it was in the beginning 
         D          Em 
It shall be again tomorrow 

While the lamp of love still burns here 
       D                Em 
In the land of skin and sorrow 


Instrumental: Em    D  Em    D  Em   


          D             
Beasts of burden (beasts of burden) 
          Em 
Beasts of prey (beasts of prey) 
         D        
Will lay down (will lay down) 
               Em 
Their coats of clay 

We must return all that we borrowed 
         D                Em 
From the land of skin and sorrow 


OUTRO:    
Em            D                Em          D  Em     D  Em     D  Em    
       In the land of skin and sorrow