Houses
Judy Collins
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G C9 You have many houses, one forD every seasonG C9 Mountains in your windows,D violets in your handEm7 Through your English meadows yourC9 D blue-eyed horses wanderC9 D You're in Colorado for the springG C9 When the winter finds you, youD fly to where it's summerG C9 Rooms that face the ocean,D moonlight on your bedEm7 C9 Mermaids swift as dolphins paintD the air with diamondsC9 D You are like a seagull as you saidC Why do you fly bright featheredG sometimes in my dreams?Bb C The shadows of your wings fall over my faceBb C I can feel no air, I can find no peaceContinues after the adBb C Brides in black ribbons, witches in whiteBb C Fly in through windows, fly outG through the nightC Why do I think I'm dying sometimesG in my dreamsBb C I see myself a child running through the treesBb C Searching for myself, looking for my lifeBb C Looking everywhere crawling on my knees Bb C g I cannot see the leaves, I cannot see the lightEm7 D Then I see you walking just beyond the forestEm7 D Walking very quickly, walking by yourselfEm7 D Your shoes are silver, your coat is made of velvetEm7 D Your eyes are shining, your voice is sweet and clearC "Come on", you say, "Come with me,D I'm going to the castle"C D All the bells are ringing, the weddings have begunC D But I can only stand here, I cannot move to followC I'm burning in the shadows andC9 D freezing in the sunG C9 There are people with you livingD in your housesG People from your childhood whoC9 D remember how you wereEm7 C9 You were always flying,D nightingale of sorryC9 D Singing bird with rainbows on yourC wings
