Db                Gb
Oh the sisters of mercy
     Db        Ab        Db    Gb  Db
They are not departed or gone
          Fm          Cm
They were waiting for me
       Fm             Cm            Ab    Absus  Ab
When I thought that I just can't go on
         Gb                Db
And they brought me their comfort
    Cb         Bbm              Ab  Absus  Ab
And later they brought me this song
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Oh I hope you run into them
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You who've been travelling so long
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Yes you who must leave everything
         Ab        Db  Gb  Db
That you cannot control
   Fm               Cm
It begins with your family
    Fm            Cm              Ab  Absus  Ab
But soon it comes around to your soul
          Gb                Db
Well I've been where you're hanging
  Cb          Bbm            Ab  Absus  Ab
I think I can see how you're pinned
            Db          Gb
When you're not feeling holy
      Db        Ab               Db     Gb   Db   Ab
Your loneliness says that you've sinned
           Db      Gb
Well they lay down beside me
  Db       Ab            Db  Gb Db
I made my confession to them
     Fm              Cm
They touched both my eyes
       Fm         Cm           Ab  Absus  Ab
And I touched the dew on their hem
        Gb        Db
If your life is a leaf
         Cb           Bbm      Ab  Absus  Ab
That the seasons tear off and condemn
          Db            Gb
They will bind you with love
        Db             Ab       Db   Gb   Db   Ab
That is graceful and green as a stem
       Db             Gb
When I left they were sleeping
  Db            Ab        Db  Gb  Db
I hope you run into them soon
      Fm           Cm
Don't turn on the lights
        Fm         Cm              Ab  Absus  Ab
You can read their address by the moon
        Gb            Db
And you won't make me jealous
     Cb             Bbm            Ab  Absus  Ab
If I find that they sweetened your night
           Db          Gb
We weren't lovers like that
    Db                Gb           Db  Gb  Db
And besides it would still be all right
           Db          Gb
We weren't lovers like that
    Db                Gb           Db  Gb  Db
And besides it would still be all right