Verse 1: C G Am C Know this house that I called home Fm C Her gentle milk was happy just to flow Am F G F Know that her tomcats took their licks in turn C G Am C Some branches fall to open arms Fm C Some paradises are a prayer too far C F G F Gods in the treetop making mockingbirds C G Am If I could choose I would do things right C Fm Teach my dreams to look me in the eye G Am Sing my heart out into my hand C Fm Shine where light demands
Chorus: C G F C When I lose my feet in my father's shoes C G F C When I take your flesh with my false tooth C G F C When I bend until I break in two G F Fm Call me a fool being green C G F In the leaves of the world C G F Fm The leaves of the world Verse 2: C G Am C The wind blows all the wild away Fm C This house was kind as every hiding place Am F G F Bones are the hardest offering to burn C G Am C That dog will bark though no one's there Fm C This man went mad breaking his easy chair C F G F Sing me the softest heart I've ever heard G Am It's only right how this trail goes cold C Fm Moonlight gliding through our empty clothes G Am Know I'm warm when a cloud rolls by C F Rolling right for sky Chorus: C G F C When I lose my feet in my father's shoes C G F C When I take your flesh with my false tooth C G F C When I bend until I break in two G F Fm Call me a fool being green C G F In the leaves of the world C G F Fm C