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

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