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