Key: A major
Verse 1
G
I'm standin' at the doorway
C
G
My head bowed in my hands
C
G
Not knowin' where to sit
D
Not knowin' where I stand
Verse 2
G
My father looms above me
C
G
For him there is no rest
C
G
My mothers arms enfold me
D
And hold me to her breast
Verse 3
G
They say you been out wanderin'
C
G
They say you travelled far
C
G
Sit down young stranger
D
And tell us who you are
Verse 4
G
The room has all gone misty
C
G
My thoughts are all in spin
C
G
Sit down young stranger
And tell us where you been
Verse 5
G
Well, I've been up to the mountain
C
G
I've walked down by the sea
C
G
I never questioned no one
D
And no one questioned me
Verse 6
G
My love was given freely
C
And of times was returned
G
C
G
I never came to borrow
D
I only came to learn
Verse 7
G
Sometimes it did get lonely
C
G
But it taught me how to cry
C
G
And laughter came too easy
D
For life to pass me by
Verse 8
G
I never had a dollar
C
G
That I didn't earn with pride
C
G
'Cause I had a million daydreams
To keep me satisfied
D
G
C
G
Verse 9
G
A
And will you gather daydreams
D
A
Or will you gather wealth
D
A
How can you find your fortune
E
When you cannot find yourself?
Verse 10
A
My mothers eyes grow misty
D
A
There's a tremblin' in her hand
D
A
Sit down young stranger
E
I do not understand
Verse 11
A
And will you try and tell us
D
A
You've been too long at school
D
A
That knowledge is not needed
E
That power does not rule
Verse 12
A
That war is not the answer
D
A
That young men should not die
D
A
Sit down young stranger
E
I wait for your reply
Verse 13
A
The answer is not easy
D
A
For souls are not reborn
D
A
To wear the crown of peace
E
You must wear the crown of thorns
Verse 14
A
If Jesus, had a reason
D
A
I'm sure He would not tell
D
A
They treated Him so badly
E
How could He wish them well
Verse 15
A
The parlor now is empty
D
A
There's nothin' left to say
D
A
My father has departed
E
My mothers gone to pray
Verse 16
A
There's rockets in the meadows
D
A
And ships out on the sea
D
A
The an swers in the forest
E
Are carved upon a tree
Verse 17
D
A
John loves Mary
E
A
Does anyone love me?
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