My Fathers House

D A D D Last night I dreamed that G D I was a child D Out where the pines grow A Wild and tall D I was trying to G D Make it home through the forest D A D Before the dar-ar-arkness falls D I heard the wind rustling G D Through the trees D And ghostly voices A Rose from the fields D I ran with my heart pounding G D Down that broken path D A With the dev-il-il D Snapping at my heels D I broke through the trees, and G D There in the night D My father's house stood A Shining hard and bright D The branches and brambles G D Tore my clothes and scratched my arms D But I ran till I fell, A D Shaking in his arms D A D D I awoke and I imagined G D The hard things that pulled us apart D Would never again, sir, A Tear us from each other's hearts D I got dressed, G And to that house D I did ride D From out on the road, A D I could see its windows shining in light D I walked up the steps and G D Stood on the porch D A woman I didn't recognize A Came and spoke to me through a chained door D I told her my story, G D And who I'd come for D She said "I'm sorry, son, A D But no one by that name lives here anymore" INSTRUMENTAL: (Follow VERSE chords) D G D D A D G D D A D D My father's house shines G D Hard and bright D It stands like a beacon A Calling me in the night D Calling and calling, G D So cold and alone D Shining `cross this dark highway A Where our sins D Lie unatoned