Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 13:18:13 -0800 (PST)
From: M. Schweisthal
Subject: Chords/Lyrics to Sit Down Young Stranger by Gordon Lightfoot
Sit Down Young Stranger by Gordon Lightfoot
Brought to you by Mike Schweisthal [mschweis@u.washington.edu]
Chords used: G:320003 C:X32010 D:XX0232
A:X02220 E:022100
INTRO: | G |
G C G
I`m standin` at the doorway, my head down in my hands
C G D
Not knowin` where to sit, not knowin` where I stand
G C G
My father looms above me, for him there is no rest
C G D
My mother`s arms enfold me and hold me to her breast
G C G
They say you`ve been out wanderin`, they say you`ve traveled far
C G D
Sit down, young stranger and tell us who you are
G C G
The room has all gone misty, my thoughts are all in spin
C G D G
Sit down, young stranger and tell us where you been
C G
Well, I`ve been up to the mountain, I`ve walked down by the sea
C G D
I never questioned no one and no one questioned me
G C G
My love was given freely and oft-times was returned
C G D
I never came to borrow, I only came to learn
G C G
Sometimes it did get lonely, but it taught me how to cry
C G D
And laughter came to easy for life to pass me by
G C G
I never had a dollar that I didn`t earn with pride
C G D
`Cause I had a million daydreams to keep me satisfied
INTERLUDE: | G | G | C | G | C | G | D | G |
A D A
And will you gather daydreams, or will you gather wealth?
D A E
How can you find your fortune if you cannot find yourself?
A D A
My mother`s eyes grow misty, there`s a tremblin` in her hand
D A E
Sit down, young stranger, I do not understand
A D A
And will you try and tell us that you`ve been too long at school?
D A E
That knowledge is not needed, that power does not rule?
A D A
That war is not the answer, that young men should not die?
D A E
Sit down young stranger, I wait for your reply
A D A
The answer is not easy for souls are not reborn
D A E
To wear the crown of peace, you must wear the Crown of Thorns
A D A
If Jesus had a reason, I`m sure he would not tell
D A E
They treated him so badly, how could he wish them well?
A D A
The parlor now is empty, there`s nothin` left to say
D A E
My father has departed, my mother`s gone to pray
A D A
There`s rockets in the meadows and ships out on the sea
D A E
The answer`s in the forest, carved upon a tree:
D A E A
John loves Mary,...does anyone love me?
