G Farewell to Ed Em For Ed is dead C The careless boy D Laid to rest G A velvet floor Em To place his head C An empty bag D A wooden chest Em D Still beautiful in death C G The moisture fogs my breath Em D Two hundred lowered eyes C G A hundred mute goodbyes Em D I never thought your threats would come good Em D You never did what you said you would Your mum and dad They look so old All huddled up In an inky cloak I’m not surprised This room is cold It’s empty too It’s stinks of floss I sat with dad and drank some beer We hadn’t spoken since last year I took his hand, led him upstairs Silently drew his body near I couldn’t see, missed you so much Missed you so large I had to fuck Between your sheets all charred with grief The pillows tainted with your dreams I didn’t want to stop that fate I should’ve said a thousand things Yeh, but hey Like we agreed I will be brave I will pour whisky On your grave Smoke cigarettes Amongst the stones Sprinkle champagne Upon your bones If burial restricts your view I’ll bring the city here to you I’ll pack the river and the clock Wrap it into a picnic box With golden bows And crystal mugs My dancing heels Will feel the mud We’ll disco boogie until the dawn I’ll teach the village how to mourn My living room In future times You’re just a face Above my fire I futile sound A distant chime I’ll think of this And I will cry Perhaps I’ll drop my toast The sound of shattered glass Thought I forgot at last Some things just never pass Easy to say Hard to believe There’ll come a day That I don’t grieve Until the time My body leaves I will regret That you don’t breath