G          D  C              G      D      C
The ghosts are on patrol, At the bottom of the hill
        G        D      C       G         D    C
Where I held you underneath, My burnt and bony knees
Am               Em
Older in the doorway,

[Chorus]
C       G      C      G
I was a man of high renown
C       G     D        Em
Bury me here under the sweet grass,
      C              G     C        G  C        G    Am                 D            G D C x2
That sticks to your thighs Cover me in elephant oil, All round the dark said

[Verse 2]
G           D        C          G        D         C
To see your eyes all black, The rash all down your back
    G     D      C      G          D         C
The dusty garage floor, Along your soft skin torn
Am             Em
Younger in the roses,

[Chorus]
C          G      C     G
You were a man of noble esteem
     C        G     D         Em              C            G
I'll bury you here, Under the sun beams, That kiss on your limbs,
C         G  C          G     Am             D          G D C x2
Cover you in petrol and tires, All round the light said

[Verse 3]
G        D        C                 G       D        C
When the muddy rockets flew, And of sisters I had two
G         D       C       G         D       C
Before the towers fell, I dreamt we were in hell
Am           Em
Older in the roses,

[Chorus]
C       G      C      G
I was a man of noble esteem
     C        G    D         Em                C              G
I'll bury you here under the sweet grass, That sticks to your thighs
C        G   C        G   Am             D              G D C x2
Cover me in elephant oil, All round the dark said