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Forsaken Gardens (PETER HAMMILL: The Silent Corner, The Empty Stage)
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FWhere are all the joys of yesterdDmay?
F                                  (already piano:) Dm
Where, now, is the happiness and laughter that we shared?
Am7Gone, like our childhood dreams, Gaspirations and beliefs -
Time is a thAmief, and he rFavages our gardens,
stripping saplings, felling trDmees,
Ftrampling on our flowers, sucking sap and drying sDmeeds.
AmIn the midnight candle-light Gof experience
all colour fAmades, green fingers grDeyC..B.
GTime, alone, shall murder all the flEmowers,
Gstill, there's time to share our plots and all that we call 'Fours'.
AmHow much worse, then, if we all deny each others' nFeeds
A#and keep our Fgarden's DmprivatelCy?
AmIts getting colder, wind and rain leave gEmashes;
Amlooking back, I only see the frFiends GI've lAmostG.Am  
AmFires smoulder, raking through the Emashes
Ammy hands are dirty, my mind is numb,
I cFount thGe cAmost Gof 'FI':
Em"I need to get on, I've got to tend my gBmarden;
Emgot to shut you out, no time to crave your pCardDon nEmo_ Bmow".
F#m Bm G# A# C
FNow I see the garden that I've grown is just the sDmame
as those outside;
Fthe fences, [that] erected to protect, simply divD#ide...
GmThere's ruination everywhere, the weather has
played hD#avoc with the grass -
Gmdoes anyone believe his [their] garden's really goFing to last?
Am                                               F
 andIn the time allotted us, can any man keep miserly his own?
AmIs there any pleasure in a solitary grFowth?Em  Am  
F G Am G Am Em Am
Am G Am G F
Em Bm Em C D Em
Bm F#m Bm G# A# C C# Fm
FCome and see my garden if you wDmill -
I'd Flike someone to see it all before each root is kDmilled.
Am7Surely now its time Gto open up each life to all -
tear down the wAm7alls, if its not too lDatCe!B  
GThere is so much sorrow in the wEmorld;
Gthere is so much emptiness and heartbreak and pFain;
AmSomewhere on the road we have all taken a wrong tFurn -
A#how can we bFuild the right Dmpath agCa_  F    C  A#_in?
Through the grAm7ief, through the pGmain,
our flowers need each others' raAm7in...
Credit to: Jose Javier Glaria at Hammill.ru

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Forsaken Gardens

by Peter Hammill

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Am7

F#m

Forsaken Gardens (PETER HAMMILL: The Silent Corner, The Empty Stage)

(No chords, just voice.)

F Dm

Where are all the joys of yesterday?

F (already piano:) Dm

Where, now, is the happiness and laughter that we shared?

Am7 G

Gone, like our childhood dreams, aspirations and beliefs -

Am F

Time is a thief, and he ravages our gardens,

stripping saplings, felling trees,

F Dm

trampling on our flowers, sucking sap and drying seeds.

Am G

In the midnight candle-light of experience

Am D C B

all colour fades, green fingers grey...

G Em

Time, alone, shall murder all the flowers,

G F

still, there's time to share our plots and all that we call 'ours'.

Am F

How much worse, then, if we all deny each others' needs

A# F Dm C

and keep our garden's privately?

Am Em

Its getting colder, wind and rain leave gashes;

Am F G Am G Am

looking back, I only see the friends I've lost.

Am Em

Fires smoulder, raking through the ashes

my hands are dirty, my mind is numb,

F G Am G F

I count the cost of 'I':

Em Bm

"I need to get on, I've got to tend my garden;

Em C D Em Bm

got to shut you out, no time to crave your pardon no_ ow".

F#m Bm G# A# C

F Dm

Now I see the garden that I've grown is just the same

as those outside;

F D#

the fences, [that] erected to protect, simply divide...

There's ruination everywhere, the weather has

played havoc with the grass -

Gm F

does anyone believe his [their] garden's really going to last?

Am F

and

In the time allotted us, can any man keep miserly his own?

Am F Em Am

Is there any pleasure in a solitary growth?

F G Am G Am Em Am

Am G Am G F

Em Bm Em C D Em

Bm F#m Bm G# A# C C# Fm

F Dm

Come and see my garden if you will -

F Dm

I'd like someone to see it all before each root is killed.

Am7 G

Surely now its time to open up each life to all -

Am7 D C B

tear down the walls, if its not too late!

G Em

There is so much sorrow in the world;

G F

there is so much emptiness and heartbreak and pain;

Am F

Somewhere on the road we have all taken a wrong turn -

A# F Dm C F C A#

how can we build the right path aga_ _in?

Am7 Gm

Through the grief, through the pain,

Am7

our flowers need each others' rain...

Credit to: Jose Javier Glaria at Hammill.ru

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