Intro
E A x2 (Four measures for each chord)
[Verse 1]
E A
Something follows you back from the other side
E A
From the locked up basement at the house of blue light
E A
Close your eyes and you’ll fall right through the floor
A E
There are things in this world that are real
E A
As your life that you’re taught to ignore
[Bridge]
B7
All the strength that waits at your side
B7
On the wings that heave and they sigh
B7 E B
Painted in the corner of your eye
[Pre-chorus]
E C#m
Where once there were halls and gardens
E C#m
Where captains’ wives would bathe
E C#m B
And tattoo the names of sailors lost to the waves
[Chorus]
C#m G#m F#m B E G#m
But nobody lives there anymore
A C#m
In the castle in the clouds
G#m F#m B E G#m
Nobody lives there anymore
A C#m
In the castle in the clouds
C#m F#m B
They’ll leave you pounding on the door
[Instrumental]
E A x2 (Four measures for each chord)
[Verse 2]
E A
To pry open the heart that’s rusted shut
E A
Mend the lines of talk that have all been cut
E A
Makes a man wanna cry when he’s turned away
A E
You’re just a guest in this world––it’ll have
E A
You for a while but you don’t get to stay
[Bridge 2]
B7
Just as you’re turning to go
B7
From the cliffs that tower below
B7 E B
Send you off and let you fall so slow
{Pre-chorus 2]
E C#m
And all your memories leave you
E C#m
Alone in the hands of thieves
E C#m B
And con men that carry you off in the smiling breeze
[Chorus 2]
C#m G#m F#m B E G#m
Up to the chambers in the spire of the
A C#m
Castle in the clouds
G#m F#m A E
Up with the sweetness of desire
A C#m
In the castle in the clouds
G#m F#m A B
And when you get too cold and tired
[Outro] (Tempo slows down)
E C#m
Drift to sleep and
F#m B
When you wake
E C#m F#m B
All the bad dreams have flown away
E C#m F#m B
Let the stars be your guide
E C#m F#m B
They’re passing over one at a time
E C#m F#m B
See them all open wide
E C#m F#m B
And when you look to see what’s inside
E Am
Oh no it’s true
E Am
I can’t believe
E Am
Oh no it’s you
E Am B
Haven’t I seen you before?