Room By Room

Am Dm If the keys in my hand turned a lock of your hair Dm F E Am I would walk through a glance and I’d stop at the stare Am Dm Then I’d follow it down to the very last step Dm F E Am And I’d wait by the room where your secrets are kept C E Dm Am C E Am Singing mm, mm, mm Am Dm If you beckoned me in I would hang my black hat Dm F E Am on a bottle of pain by your hurricane lamp Am Dm Then I’d search every shelf with that flame as my guide Dm F E Am and I’d burn every book with a villain inside C E Dm Am C E Am Singing mm, mm, mm F E Dm Am Then I’d march through the door to you parlor of need F E Am C Where the glass on the floor would make weaker men bleed F E Dm Am But the weight of my words would turn slivers to dust F F E E And I’ll pace for as long as I live If I must Am Dm Then I tip toe outside, I’d admire the hedge Dm F E Am And I’d climb up your walls to the very top ledge Am Dm Then I’d pause for a time and I’d look at your world Dm F E Am And I’d fashion a rhyme for a lost little girl C E Dm Am C E Am F E Dm Am F E Am Singing mm, mm, mm