I Knew This Place

C G C G C G Am D C G D C G I knew this place I knew it well, every sound and every smell C G Am D And every time I walked I fell, for the first two years or so G D C G There across the grassy yard, I, a young boy runnin' hard C G Am D G Brown and bruised and battle scarred and lost in sweet illusion D C G From my window I can see, the fingers of an ancient tree C G Am D Reaching out it calls to me, to climb its surly branches G D C G But all my climbing days are gone, and these tired legs, I'm standin' on C G Am D G Would scarcely dare to leave the spot, upon which they are standin' D C G I remember every word, from every voice I ever heard C G C D Every frog and every bird, yes this is where it starts G D C G A brother's laugh, the sighing wind, this is where my life begins C G Am D G This is where I learned to use, my hands and hear my heart C G C G C G Am D G D C G This house is old it carries on, like lyrics to an old time song C G Am D Always changed but never gone, this house will stand the seasons G D C G And our lives pass on from door to door, dust across the wooden floor C G Am D G And feather rain and thunder roar, we need not know the reason D C G And all these thoughts come back to me, like ships across a friendly sea C G Am D Like breezes blowing endlessly, like rivers running deep G D C G The day is done, the lights are low and the wheels of life are turning slow C G Am D G And as these visions turn and go, I lay me down to sleep D C G I knew this place, I knew it well, every sound, and every smell C G Am D And every time I walked I fell, for the first two years or so G D C G The day is done, the lights are low and the wheels of life are turning slow C G Am D G And as these visions turn and go, I lay me down to sleep C G C G C G Am D C G D G