The Raven

[Verso 1]
 
 G                       C                                  G 
Theres a raven at my window I dont think he brings good news 
G                                     Bm 
Hes tapping with a vengeance on my windowpane 
C              G                 Am         Em        Am       C      D                G         C  G 
Could this be a warning or is it just a claim Against the raven in my window in  his reflected  name 
 


[Verso 2]
 
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There are two kinds of fool When it comes to the secrets this world holds 
G                                   Bm             C          G                       Am 
One thinks hes too smart to fall for sacred  lies The other believes everything  hes told 
 


[Ponte]
 
         Em                     Bm        C                               Am 
Its probably more brilliantly simpleL ike the first time that you saw the light 
        G                Bm         C           Am           D 
Somehow you know its a mystery Somehow you know its just right 
G                  Bm          Em             D        Bm                   C 
I was naïve to believe that I could   figure it out My minds  a hall of mirrors 
G                   Am     C                Am        C              Am            G 
A place of dancing doubt  And the truth becomes the victim As it tumbles from my mouth 
 


[Ponte]
 
         Em               Bm      C                       Am 
The years keep turning the pages. And the ink keeps fading away 
G                       Em                Bm         Am       D 
The answers I chased through a lifetime.  Had nothing useful to say 
 


[Verso 3]
 
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The raven watches in silence. Like hes heard every prayer and excuse 
G                              Bm            C                   G           Am          Em             
And hes patient with all of our strugglesL ike he knows its  never easy when you need to choose 
Am                                  C    Am              C                D 
Between the battles that you need to win And the ones you cant afford  to lose 
 


[Ponte]
 
Em                             Bm       C                                  Am 
Maybe love is the final  destination.  Or the  lesson that were meant to learn 
 G            Em                  Bm          C      Am           D 
Maybe were just the flame for a moment. And not the fire  that burns 
 Em                    Bm          C                              Am 
Maybe the trick is to surrender To the things that are never explained 
G                      Em                Bm          C    Am        D 
To hold what you can while its with you. And bless what cannot  remain 
 


[Verso 4]
 
G                             C                           G 
Theres a raven at my window But tonight he doesnt  seem cruel 
G                       Bm         C                D 
For all of my certainty failed me And all of my questions did too 
 

Outro 
G              Bm          Em             D        Bm                   C     G         Am                   
I was naïve  to  believe  I could  figure it out My minds a hall of mirrors A place of dancing doubt  
C      Am                    C    Am                    G 
And the trtuthbecomes the victim As it tumbles from my mouth 
 G                 Em             Bm         C         D              G 
But the darkness outside keeps talking And Im  listening more closely now