Intro
C F x2 (Four measures for each chord)
[Verse 1]
C F
Something follows you back from the other side
C F
From the locked up basement at the house of blue light
C F
Close your eyes and you’ll fall right through the floor
F C
There are things in this world that are real
C F
As your life that you’re taught to ignore
[Bridge]
G7
All the strength that waits at your side
G7
On the wings that heave and they sigh
G7 C G
Painted in the corner of your eye
[Pre-chorus]
C Am
Where once there were halls and gardens
C Am
Where captains’ wives would bathe
C Am G
And tattoo the names of sailors lost to the waves
[Chorus]
Am Em Dm G C Em
But nobody lives there anymore
F Am
In the castle in the clouds
Em Dm G C Em
Nobody lives there anymore
F Am
In the castle in the clouds
Am Dm G
They’ll leave you pounding on the door
[Instrumental]
C F x2 (Four measures for each chord)
[Verse 2]
C F
To pry open the heart that’s rusted shut
C F
Mend the lines of talk that have all been cut
C F
Makes a man wanna cry when he’s turned away
F C
You’re just a guest in this world––it’ll have
C F
You for a while but you don’t get to stay
[Bridge 2]
G7
Just as you’re turning to go
G7
From the cliffs that tower below
G7 C G
Send you off and let you fall so slow
{Pre-chorus 2]
C Am
And all your memories leave you
C Am
Alone in the hands of thieves
C Am G
And con men that carry you off in the smiling breeze
[Chorus 2]
Am Em Dm G C Em
Up to the chambers in the spire of the
F Am
Castle in the clouds
Em Dm F C
Up with the sweetness of desire
F Am
In the castle in the clouds
Em Dm F G
And when you get too cold and tired
[Outro] (Tempo slows down)
C Am
Drift to sleep and
Dm G
When you wake
C Am Dm G
All the bad dreams have flown away
C Am Dm G
Let the stars be your guide
C Am Dm G
They’re passing over one at a time
C Am Dm G
See them all open wide
C Am Dm G
And when you look to see what’s inside
C Fm
Oh no it’s true
C Fm
I can’t believe
C Fm
Oh no it’s you
C Fm G
Haven’t I seen you before?