written by Kris Kristofferson 2/22/06 CAPO I INTRO: E E Feet hit the ground, feet leavin' town D E Quicker than a bullet or a knife A Fallin' ain't no fun when you're on the run E D E Honey we was runnin' for our lives A E When Stagger Lee had drunk his fill of moonlight A E He turned his burnin' eyes upon my soul A E "It's time by God to spend this night with someone else" he said E D E "Squeeze a little pleasure from the gold, love and glory but E D E We can take it easy when we're old" E He said "we'll take us into town, lay our money down D E I'll bring you to the sweetest thing that grows A Because the fairest ones in sight are bloomin' every night E D E At a tavern called the Sabre and the Rose" A E We swang into the saddle slick as breathin' A E And slapped 'em once for pleasure with the reins A E The horses snorted frosty in the moonlight D E Somethin' dark was singin' in my veins E D E E Older than the voices in my brain E He said "this place you're gonna see is where they live and breathe D E And sink down a little bit deeper every day A And sometimes at night when the wind is a-runnin' right E D E You can hear it suckin' thirty miles away" A E Then the light was crimson and I found her A E All naked and eternal and insane A E Sacred as the mysteries around her like a veil E D E Nothin' but her prison was profane E D E All we had in common was our chains DA E Ah burn it down boys DA E Burn it to the grounds boys, burn it on down yeah E Feet hit the ground, feet leavin' town D E Quicker than a bullet or a knife A All the way she ran holdin' to my hand E D E Runnin' for the river and our lives A E Slidin' from the moonlight into shadows A E Silent as the river as it flows A E Swimmin' to the place they'll never find us E D E All we left behind us was our clothes and the stories children E D E Sing about the Sabre and the Rose OUTRO: E CHORDS without CAPO: E = F A = A# D = D#