Lions In The Morning

© Jon Horne 2005

Asus2 (hammer Ab-A)
A hand like purest porcelain
Dsus2 (hammer Ab-A)
And a burnished silver ring
Asus2 (hammer Ab-A)
Whispers in the dark
Dsus2 (hammer Ab-A)
Could mean almost anything
Asus2 (hammer Ab-A)
What happens in the shadows
Dsus2 (hammer Ab-A)
Is just to set the scene
F#m                      E-A-E
Time flickers on the radio

Dragons on the river
And taxis on the bridge
everybody's watching
As she waits to be kissed
The ghosts of long-gone lovers
Step out from the mist
And take their hats off to each other

E                   A       E
When the lights of evening fade
A              D        A   
And the season comes of age
D                          Bm            E-A-E
And there's still another hour till the dawn
E               A       E
If there's any more to say
A        D     A
Continue over page
          D       Bm     F#m           E  A
And I'll meet you by the lions in the morning

Onward to the pantomime
Played out in evening dress
I think we've lost the sheriff
Says the Lady Mayoress
No one else is listening
Except me, more or less
And St Mary's bells are ringing

When the lights...