D                                   Am
Look at the candle, as it's life is bought,
                           Am6  Am7   Am
as the wick just rolls   over    and   dies;
             Dsus4            D
look at the wax-drops as they cease from their goal
        Am              G                D
and the game they were playing loses its joy
        Am                G              D
and the youth which they played in runs away....

[Chorus]
D   Am         Em     A
How long will you be gone?

[Verse 2]
D                                            Am
Flames sucks at air now and its breath comes short
             Am6  Am7     Am
as it wavers to half its size;
              Dsus4     D
vacuum closes in and it attacks the soul.
        Am           G                  D
Now the force omnipotent itself is destroyed
        Am           G            D
and for lack of itself it wanes away....

[Chorus]
D   Am        Em     A
How long will you be gone?

[Verse 3]
D                                 Am
So does my mind fly as I fight my thought -
                Am6  Am7 Am
and I lose, for I cannot find:
              Dsus4              D
sent my eyes long miles, they do not know home!
        Am         G                    D
For the life I was part of breathes its last
             Am        G               D
and not only life, but hope has gone away....

[Chorus]
D   Am        Em     A
How long will you be gone?
D   Am        Em     A
How long will you be gone?
D    Am        Em     A      D
How long will you be gone?