[Strophe]
E      A          D          A         E         A     D   A 
Oh the Sisters of Mercy they are not departed or gone 
          C#m         G#m       C#m            G#m           E   Esus4 E 
They were waiting for me when I thought that I just can't go on 
         D                A           G          F#m             E Esus4 E 
And they brought me their comfort and later they brought me this song 
     A            D         A               E            A     D 
Oh I hope you run into them you who've been traveling so long  
D   E
[Strophe]
    A             D         A              E           A     D   A 
Yes you who must leave everything that you cannot control 
     C#m            G#m         C#m            G#m          E   Esus4 E 
It begins with your family, but soon it comes round to your soul 
          D                 A         G           F#m            E     Esus4 E 
Well I've been where you're hanging I think I can see how you're pinned 
             A          D         A          E                A       D 
When you're not feeling holy your loneliness says that you've sinned  
D   E
[Strophe]
          A          D          A    E           A     D   A 
They lay down beside me I made my confession to them 
     C#m             G#m        C#m         G#m          E   Esus4 E 
They touched both my eyes and I touched the dew on their hem 
        D         A              G           F#m         E Esus4 E 
If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn 
          A             D             A           E          A     D 
They will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem  
D   E
[Strophe]
       A               D          A            E        A     D   A 
When I left they were sleeping I hope you run into them soon 
     C#m         G#m            C#m          G#m          E   Esus4 E 
Dont turn on the lights you can read their address by the moon 
        D              A           G              F#m            E    Esus4 E 
And you won't make me jealous if I hear that they sweetened your night  
D   E  

           A           D           A             E            A 
We weren't lovers like that and besides it would still be all right 
           A           D           A             E            A 
We weren't lovers like that and besides it would still be all right