Intro
A D x2 (Four measures for each chord)
[Verse 1]
A D
Something follows you back from the other side
A D
From the locked up basement at the house of blue light
A D
Close your eyes and you’ll fall right through the floor
D A
There are things in this world that are real
A D
As your life that you’re taught to ignore
[Bridge]
E7
All the strength that waits at your side
E7
On the wings that heave and they sigh
E7 A E
Painted in the corner of your eye
[Pre-chorus]
A F#m
Where once there were halls and gardens
A F#m
Where captains’ wives would bathe
A F#m E
And tattoo the names of sailors lost to the waves
[Chorus]
F#m C#m Bm E A C#m
But nobody lives there anymore
D F#m
In the castle in the clouds
C#m Bm E A C#m
Nobody lives there anymore
D F#m
In the castle in the clouds
F#m Bm E
They’ll leave you pounding on the door
[Instrumental]
A D x2 (Four measures for each chord)
[Verse 2]
A D
To pry open the heart that’s rusted shut
A D
Mend the lines of talk that have all been cut
A D
Makes a man wanna cry when he’s turned away
D A
You’re just a guest in this world––it’ll have
A D
You for a while but you don’t get to stay
[Bridge 2]
E7
Just as you’re turning to go
E7
From the cliffs that tower below
E7 A E
Send you off and let you fall so slow
{Pre-chorus 2]
A F#m
And all your memories leave you
A F#m
Alone in the hands of thieves
A F#m E
And con men that carry you off in the smiling breeze
[Chorus 2]
F#m C#m Bm E A C#m
Up to the chambers in the spire of the
D F#m
Castle in the clouds
C#m Bm D A
Up with the sweetness of desire
D F#m
In the castle in the clouds
C#m Bm D E
And when you get too cold and tired
[Outro] (Tempo slows down)
A F#m
Drift to sleep and
Bm E
When you wake
A F#m Bm E
All the bad dreams have flown away
A F#m Bm E
Let the stars be your guide
A F#m Bm E
They’re passing over one at a time
A F#m Bm E
See them all open wide
A F#m Bm E
And when you look to see what’s inside
A Dm
Oh no it’s true
A Dm
I can’t believe
A Dm
Oh no it’s you
A Dm E
Haven’t I seen you before?