Rocking Horse Road

G C D C (same pattern through the first part of the verses) G C D C G C D C The chains from the bridle and the reins fell from my hands G C D C G C D C The engines are idle and the ship sails on dry land Em Bm Am Bm C I stood there stupefied, I thought I recog-nized C D Walking down Rocking Horse Road, getting lost G C D C G C D C G C D C Shot through Vaseline, he picks up the paper from the lawn G C D C G C D C And tucks the Suburban Assassin underneath his arm Em Bm Am Bm C He smiles weakly and turns away. I know I'll never come to harm C D(? I don’t think this is right, but the bass makes it hard to figure) Walking down Rocking Horse Road, it's so peaceful F#m Bm It's like a photograph F#m Bm From the other side of the world Am Bm C I said "I want you only" Am Bm C And then I left you alone Am Bm C D (tacit) Crying on Rocking Horse Road, or somewhere quite like it Louder G C D C G C D D Back to standard verse level G C D C (2x) G C D C G C D C The cemetery gardens, there are names not numbers on the gateposts G C D C G C D C And the eyes in the curtain follow you like a smirking ghost Em Bm Am Bm C I know I must not look back, 'cause part of me is waiting still C There on Rocking Horse Road for you Am In a little dream house made for two C D G C Well you were the one who made your escape C D G C In your stocking feet and your sticky tape Outro and fade, repeating with variation C D G C All the way down...