C Em Dm F G7 So close and yet so far away G7 F C And all the things I'd hope to say F Em Am Will have to go unsaid today F G7 Perhaps until tomorrow C Em Dm F G7 Your fears have built a wall between G7 F C Our lives and all that loving means F Em Am Will have to go unfelt it seems F G Leaving only sorrow [Chorus] F G Em You built your tower strong and tall F G C Can't you see it's got to fall someday [Verse] C Em Dm F G7 You close your eyes and speak to me G7 F C Of faith and love and destiny F Em Am As distant as eternity F G7 From truth and understanding C Em Dm F G7 The wind blows cold outside your door G7 F C It whispers words I've tried before F Em Am But you don't hear me anymore F G You're pride's just too demanding [Chorus] F G Em You built your tower strong and tall F G C Can't you see it's got to fall someday [Verse] C Em Dm F G7 The end is coming soon it's plain G7 F C A warm bed just ain't worth the pain F Em Am And I will go and you'll remain F G7 With bitterness we've tasted C Em Dm F G7 A mother's breast a new born child G7 F C A poet's tears a drunken smile F Em Am I can't help thinking all the while F G Their meaning won't be wasted [Chorus] F G Em You built your tower strong and tall F G C Can't you see it's got to fall someday