The Watchmans Gone - Gordon Lightfoot
Capo: Fret 2
Tuning: , E A D G B E
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Just like bi
rds of a feath
er
We too have
followed the g
olden sun
It feels so
good,
Knowin' the
watchman's gon
e
[Verse 2]
If I give yo
u a rose, budd
y
Would you pl
ease bury it i
n the fields?
I seen a ros
e
Watchin' it
all fold out
[Verse 3]
There's a tr
ain down at th
e station
It's come to
carry my bone
s away
Two engines
on
Twenty-one c
oaches long
End to end
Twenty-one c
oaches bend
The watchman
's out
Kickin' the
bums about
[Verse 4]
If I wait fo
r the right mo
ment
You can bet
I'll climb abo
ard unseen
I've done it
before
I know I can
do it in my s
leep
[Chorus]
The watchman
's out
Kickin' the
bums about
The watchman
's out
Kickin' your
dreams about
[Solo]
[Verse 5]
As I leave y
ou in the suns
et
Got one more
nothin' I'd l
ike to say
"You don't k
now me
A son of the
sea am I"
[Verse 6]
As I say to
you, my brothe
r
If you live
to follow the
golden sun
You better b
eware
Knowin' the
watchman's alw
ays there
[Verse 7]
If you find
me feedin' dai
sies
Please turn
my face up to
the sky
And leave me
be
Watchin' the
moon roll by
Whatever I was
You know it
was all becaus
e
I've been on t
he town
Washin' the
bullshit down
[Chorus]
The watchman
's out
Kickin' your
dreams about
It feels so go
od
Knowin' the
watchman's gon
e
It's like a so
ng
Knowin' the
watchman's gon
e
[Solo]