CAPO: 4th Fret INTRO: C G F In the darkest hour, midnight blues C The shadow of her soul I choose G F She hears the call and can't refuse C Her melancholy muse G F Her feather bed lies on the ground C Aroused before he laid her down G F Like birds of pray they try to lose C C Her melancholy muse F C His hair was tangled in her hands G F C F They fell and flew through borderlands C And what was her and what was him G Was lost under the skin INSTRUMENTAL: C G F C G F C F C The moon shines down on waters deep G F C F She prays for love her soul to keep C And as the glowing ember dies G We'll whisper slow goodbyes C G A nighthawk's on the wing tonight F C She sings for him, she sings ( ? ) G F She sings for love to win or lose C F Her melancholy muse C Her melancholy muse