As I Sat Sadly Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][F][Am][F]
[Am][F][Am][F]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
As [Am]I sat sadly by her si[F]de
At the window, [Am]through [Dm]the glass[Am]
She stroked a kitten in her lap
And [F]we watched the world
as it [Am]fell [F]past[Am]
Softly she spoke these words to me
[F]And with brand new eyes,
open [Dm]wide[F][Am]
We pressed our faces to the glass
As [F]I sat sadly b[G]y her s[Am]ide

[Interlude 1]
[Am][F]

[Verse 2]
[F]She [Am]said, "Father, mother,
sister, [F]brother
Uncle, aunt, nephew, niece
[Am]Soldier, sailor, physician, labo[F]urer
Actor, scientist, mechanic, [Am]priest
Earth and moon and sun and stars
[Dm]Planets and comets [F]with tails [Dm]blaz[F]ing[Am]
All are there forever falling
[F]Falling [Em]lovely [G]and amaz
[Am]ing"

[Interlude 2]
[Am][F][Am][F][Dm][Am]

[Verse 3]
[Am]Then she smiled and turned to me
[F]And waited for me to [Am]reply
Her hair was falling down her shoulders
As [F]I sat sadly b[G]y her side

[Interlude 3]
[Am][F][Am]

[Verse 4]
As [Am]I sat sadly by he[F]r side
The kitten she [Am]did gently [Dm]pass[F][Am]
Over to me and again we pressed
[F]Our indifferent [Am]faces to
[F]the[Dm] glass[F][Am]
"That may be very well", I said
[F]"But watch the one falling in the street
[Am]See him gesture to his neighbours
[F]See him trampled be
[Am]neath their [Dm]feet[F]
[Am]All outward motion connects to nothing
For [F]each is concerned with
their immediate need
[Am]Witness the man reaching
up from the gutter
See the [F]other one stumbling on
[G]who can not see"

[Interlude 4]
[Am][F][Am]

[Verse 5]
With [Am]trembling hand I turned toward her
[F]And pushed the hair out of
her eye[Am]s
The kitten jumped back to her lap
As [F]I sat sadly b[G]y her s[Am]ide

[Interlude 5]
[Am][F][Am]

[Verse 6]
[Am]Then she drew the curtains down
[F]And said, "When will
you ever [Am]learn
That what happens there beyond the glass
[F]Is simply none of your [Am]concern?
God has given you but one heart
You [F]are not a home for the

[Verse 7]
hearts of your brothers
[Am]And God don't care for
your benevolence
[F]Anymore than he cares
for the lack of it in others
[Am]Nor does he care for you to sit
At [F]windows in judgement
of the world He created
[Am]While sorrows pile up around you
[F]Ugly, useless and [G]over-inflated"

[Verse 8]
[Am]At A[F]t wh[Am]ich she
turned her head away
[F]Great tears leaping from her eyes
[Am]I could not wipe the smile from my face
As [F]I sat s[G]adly by her s[Am]ide
As [F]I sat s[G]adly by h[Am]er side
As [F]I sat s[G]adly by her s[Am]ide
As [F]I sat s[G]adly by her side