[Verse 1] (Am - C - G - Am)

(Am) Pale moon whispers, but she (C) doesn’t hear,

(G) Footsteps fade in the (Am) hollow air…

(Am) Dust on her dress, and the (C) road won’t speak,

(G) Where is the town? Where’s the (Am) creek?

[Chorus] (F - C - G - Am)

(F) Oh, the night’s got no (C) mercy left to (G) give,

(F) She’s a shadow without (C) a place to (Am) live…

(F) Is she walking in a (C) dream or a (G) lie?

(F) The wind just hums… (C) "Goodbye, goodbye." (Am)

[Verse 2] (Am - C - G - Am)

(Am) Lanterns flicker—or (C) did they before?

(G) Memory’s a thief at the (Am) broken door…

(Am) She hears a voice, but it’s (C) hers, alone,

(G) Echoing back in a (Am) voice unknown.

[Chorus] (Repeat)

[Bridge] (Dm - Am - E - Am) (Spoken-like, tense whisper)

(Dm) "Turn left where the (Am) willows weep,"

(E) But the willows died in (Am) ’93…

(Dm) Maps turn to ash in her (Am) trembling hand,

(E) Was there ever any (Am) land?"

[Outro] (Am - C - G - Am - Fade out)

(Am) The stars don’t name her, the (C) river won’t claim her,

(G) Lost in the echoes of (Am) time…

(Am) She’ll wander til the (C) road gives an answer,

(G) Or til she forgets the (Am) question…