Two Views – Peter Hammill

Playing tips

F#m x x x 6 7 5
Em x x x 4 5 3
Am x x x 9 10 8
Gm* x x x 8 9 7 (or Abm ?)
E x x x 4 5 4
D* x x x 11 12 10
D? x 5 4 0 3 0

Intro: { F#m Em } x2 F#m Am

F#m Em
Only fleeting, our residence here,

F#m Am
our passage transitory,

F#m Em
waiting out time in our rented rooms,

F#m Am F#m Em F#m Am

rooms with two views.

Abm (or Gm?) E

The room that you leave's

Abm D*
not the same one you entered,

Abm F#m Abm D*

while the time that you spent in between's

Abm F#m
bedded down with the sheets.

C
Look forward,

D Em
don't look back.

C D? Em
Have no regrets, dear.

C D? Bm
Behind you clouds are black

C D? Em
but look, the skies ahead are clear.
F#m Em F#m Em F#m Am