Suzanne Vega

^{Intro: 12 measures of Amsus2
Amsus2} Solitude stands by the ^Amsus2 window
^Amsus2 She turns her head as I ^Amsus2 walk in the room
I can ^Amsus2 see by her eyes she's been ^Amsus2 waiting
^Amsus2 Standing in the ^Amsus2 slant of the late afternoon
And she ^Am(9 turns to me with her ^Am(9 hand extended
Her ^B5/A palm is split with a ^B5/A flower with a flame ^{Amsus2 Amsus2
Am(9)/C} [instrumen ^Am(9)/C tal; melod ^B5 y is cdeG ^B5 ABcd eGAB ^Am(9)/C cdeG ABcde ^Am(9)/C GAB etc.] ^{B5 B5
Amsus2} [instrumen ^Amsus2 tal] ^{Amsus2 Amsus2}
Solitude stands in the doorway
I'm struck once again by her black silhouette
By her long cool stare and her silence
I suddenly remember each time we've met
And she turns to me with her hand extended
Her palm is split with a flower with a flame
^{12 bars of instrumental again
Amsus2} And she says, "I've ^Amsus2 come to set a ^Amsus2/G twisted thing ^Amsus2/F straight"
^Amsus2 And she says, "I've ^Amsus2 come to lighten ^Amsus2/G this dark he ^Amsus2/F art"
^C#m7 And she takes my ^C#m7 wrist, I feel her ^Bsus4 imprint of ^Amsus2 fear
^C#m7 And I say, "I ^C#m7 never thought of ^Bsus4 finding you ^Amsus2 here"
And I turn to the crowd as they're watching
They're sitting all together in the dark and the warm
And I wanted to be in there among them
I see how their eyes are gathered into one
And she turns to me with her hand extended
Her palm is split with a flower with a flame
^{12 bars of instrumental again}
And she says, "I've come to set a twisted thing straight"
And she says, "I've come to lighten this dark heart"
And she takes my wrist, I feel her imprint of fear
And I say, "I never thought of finding you here"
Solitude stands in the doorway
I'm struck once again by her black silhouette
By her long cool stare and her silence
I suddenly remember each time we've met
And she turns to me with her hand extended
Her palm is split with a flower with a flame
^{Fade out on repeated Am(9)/C & B5}