Tower And The Wheel

Am The oak tower stands alone C With gnarled arms from broken bones G Am Patched with scars she’s tucked beneath her bark Am The air smells like metal C The leaves become unsettled G Am Their backs against the coming of the storm Am Other trees relax their limbs C Bend and weave with gusting winds G Am As they stretch and limber up to not be torn G Am Pull close to what you know G Am Oh, then let it go Chrous Am Only in the end C When the winds are calm again G Am Will they see whose roots have held and who they’ll mourn Am C G Am Am Dark fingers from the east C Stretch out in swift and swirling reach G Am Until they catch and choke the light out of the sun Am And fold into a fist C Beat the mercy from the hills G Am With the thunder of wild ponies on the run G Am From dust and mud they clean G Am On the shoulders of a queen Am The river takes the rain Am Holds on to all she can G Am But she fears she may drown before it’s done Am C G Am F C G Am Ohhhh, oh the tower burns F C G Am Ohhhh, oh fortune turns Am C G Am Am C G Am G Am G Am Am C G Am Am The oak tower stands alone C With gnarled arms from broken bones G Am Patched with scars she’s tucked beneath her bark Am She’s seen houses built and barns fall down C Children playing all around G G Whose families lived and died in her front row Am Winter smlls, summer nights C Burning fires, electric lights G Am Machines that turn to rust and fall apart Am She’s held a thousand horses tied C She’s sheltered brides and grooms who’ve cried G Am She’s watched as lovers made love beneath the stars G Am Rises in the fall C Am There’s a beauty to it all Am Her roots are thick beneath the earth C She shakes her fist as rain gets worse G Am You're just a little wind and rain and dark Am C G Am Am C G Am G Am G Am Am C G Am