Am E C G Dm C E Am Am Am

[Verse]
Am           E          C           G
Tears by the firelight, he won't be home tonight
Dm              C                                  G
The Royal order reached him now to fight for the land
Am              E        C           G
Eyes at the window-pane, staring through pouring rain
Dm               C                 G          Am
All the room is cold and grey, the fire burns bright
C                    G         Am
Every night there is no one beside
F                  C         Dm        E
She's counting the hours, the memories burn
Am        C         G                Am
Day after day all her thoughts slip away
                  G       F
She waits for the one to return

Am       E                   C                 G
Almost a year has gone, the battles are raging on
Dm             C                         G
She has got no sign of life, no news at all
Am           E               C         G
She wants to know his stand far in the foreign land
Dm                   C           G                     Am
For King and Country he has left, the King's sleeping tight
      C              G        Am
Every night there is no one beside
      F             C        Dm         E
She's counting the hours, the memories burn
Am        C           G               Am
Day after day all her thoughts slip away
                  G       F
She waits for the one to return

Am           E          C           G
Tears by the firelight, he won't be home tonight
Dm             C                              G
Sparks of hope begin to glow, the end of the war
Am           E                        C            G
Church-bells proclaim the peace, they welcome the returnees
Dm              C          G                    Am
"The victory is ours!" but she thinks, "What's mine?"
      C              G         Am
Every night there is no one beside
      F            C          Dm          E
She's counting the hours, the memories burn
Am        C           G              Am
Day after day all her thoughts slip away
                  G        F
She waits for the one to return

              Am   C    G           Am
Tears by the light, the fire burns down
F                 C                         G
Words black as grave's ground, seals red as blood
        Am    C  G            Am
By the light, life's found an end
                 G            F
The parchment is still in her hand