Plea for a Good Night's Rest
Devon SprouleVersion1
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There are thick stars up above
Where the trees part themselves
Thick dust among many
Corks lined up on the shelf
And bats in the attic we share, we share
There is smoke to kill mosquitoes
Waiting just above to drink our blood
And gas in a lamp that we light
When the sun goes down
My love wakes shaking with nightmare
And the night air pulls in close around
Come revenant, come, come ye gentle host,
To my patient hip and across our sleeping coasts.
Lay down your mantle, shot through with gold,
That we may lie again, here in sweet repose.
Rest your arms down around the oars now
And hear how the night continues on alive and well.
When how rare the bird, how still the wind!
And we still within it sigh and shift and turn,
saying,
Sleep she comes to steal the ones who
Fill their glass and leave the rest,
Whose teeth get brushed, who eat enough,
And who know how to treat their friends.
How long this night seems with
No sign of a bright dream to guide us toward the day,
....to guide us toward the day.
Come revenant, come, come ye gentle host.
To my patient hip and across our sleeping coasts.
Lay down your mantle, shot through with gold,
That we may lie again, here in sweet repose, ah sweet.
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Readable chord sheet for Plea for a Good Night's Rest by Devon Sproule
There are th[C]ick stars up above Where the t[Am]rees part themselves [Em]Thick dust among many [G]Corks lined up on the shelf And bat[C]s in the attic we s[Am]hare, we shar[Em]e [G] There is smok[C]e to kill mosquitoes Waiting just[Am] above to drink our blood And gas[Em] in a lamp that we light When the sun goes do[G]wn My love wakes sha[C]king with nightmar[Am]e And the night a[Em]ir pulls in close aroun[G]d Come reven[Am]ant, come, come ye gentle [F]host, To my patient [C]hip and across our sleeping [G]coasts. Lay down your [Am]mantle, shot through with [F]gold, That we may lie a[C]gain, here in sweet re[G]pose. [C]Rest your arms down around the [Am]oars now And hear how the [Em]night continues on alive and [G]well. When how [C]rare the bird, how still the [Am]wind! And we still with[Em]in it sigh and shift and [G]turn, saying, [C]Sleep she comes to steal the ones who [Am]Fill their glass and leave the rest, Whose [Em]teeth get brushed, who eat enough, And who know [G]how to treat their friends. [C]How long this night se[Am]ems with No sign of a b[Em]right dream to guide us toward the [G]day, [Am]....to guide us toward the [G]day. Come revena[Am]nt, come, come ye gentle [F]host. To my patient [C]hip and across our sleeping c[G]oasts. Lay down your [Am]mantle, shot through with [F]gold, That we may lie aga[C]in, here in sweet repo[G]se, ah sw[Am]eet.