Owl Said

Am C Abaug Am F Am C Abaug Am there lived a princess of the woods F she thought she lived alone Am C she walked with fair skin Abaug Am F on her head wine red hair did flow Am C the birds were flying F E7 Am and bells were ringing in the distant sky C the owl said F you know its time to die E7 Am C Abaug Am F so why not you and I Am C Abaug Am she sat at tables made of glass F and drank from a silver spoon Am C Abaug Am the absinthe carved its secret path F as it burned, a flower bloomed Am C the autumn came F E7 Am she sought for her sleep and gazed up to the sky C an elf did sing F E7 if you climb this highest tree F I’ll sing you a lullaby Am C Abaug Am F (4x) Am C and so she climbs F E7 each moss step with moonlit rose Am and blackberry stems C to a bed of stars F E7 where she lays her body down Am only with him C and the silver sea F E7 where I saw swans with deep set wings Am staring at me C and the owl said F you know it’s time to die E7 so why not you and I Am C Abaug Am F Am C Abaug Am there lived a princess of the woods F she thought she lived alone Am C Abaug Am she found her life inside a song F & so she made it home Am C Abaug Am F