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Chords used: G:320003 C:X32010 D:XX0232
LA X02220 MI 022100
INTRO SOL
SOL DO SOL
I'm standin' at the doorway, my head down in my hands
DO SOL RE
Not knowin' where to sit, not knowin' where I stand
SOL DO SOL
My father looms above me, for him there is no rest
DO SOL RE
My mother's arms enfold me and hold me to her breast
SOL DO SOL
"They say you've been out wanderin', they say you've traveled far
DO SOL RE
Sit down, young stranger and tell us who you are"
SOL DO SOL
The room has all gone misty, my thoughts are all in spin
DO SOL RE SOL
"Sit down, young stranger and tell us where you been"
DO SOL
"Well, I've been up to the mountain, I've walked down by the sea
DO SOL RE
I never questioned no one and no one questioned me
SOL DO SOL
My love was given freely and oft-times was returned
DO SOL RE
I never came to borrow, I only came to learn
SOL DO SOL
Sometimes it did get lonely, but it taught me how to cry
DO SOL RE
And laughter came to easy for life to pass me by
SOL DO SOL
I never had a dollar that I didn't earn with pride
DO SOL RE
'Cause I had a million daydreams to keep me satisfied"
INTERLUDE: | G | G | C | G | C | G | D | G |
LA RE LA
"And will you gather daydreams, or will you gather wealth?
RE LA MI
How can you find your fortune if you cannot find yourself?"
LA RE LA
My mother's eyes grow misty, there's a tremblin' in her hand
RE LA MI
"Sit down, young stranger, I do not understand
LA RE LA
And will you try and tell us that you've been too long at school?
RE LA MI
That knowledge is not needed, that power does not rule?
LA RE LA
That war is not the answer, that young men should not die?
RE LA MI
Sit down young stranger, I wait for your reply"
LA RE LA
"The answer is not easy for souls are not reborn
RE LA MI
To wear the crown of peace, you must wear the Crown of Thorns
LA RE LA
If Jesus had a reason, I'm sure he would not tell
RE LA MI
They treated him so badly, how could he wish them well?"
LA RE LA
The parlor now is empty, there's nothin' left to say
RE LA MI
My father has departed, my mother's gone to pray
LA RE LA
There's rockets in the meadows and ships out on the sea
RE LA MI
The answer's in the forest, carved upon a tree:
RE LA MI LA
"John loves Mary,"...does anyone love me?
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