Verse
F# C#
I lay awake for a night
B D#m C#
Drenched in anguish and bright light
B F#
I dreamt about an ancient house
C# F#
And a slow Southern home
[Verse 2]
F# C#
I was there, and so were you
B D#m C#
Not a word was spoke, nothing new
B F#
It was old, all was known
C# F#
Like a sheep to the fold
[Verse 3]
F# C#
D# blind man sang, bells of joy
B D#m C#
I was a stranger, but still a boy
B F#
My parents dead, the vines had grown
C# F#
Through my slow Southern home
[Verse 4]
F# C#
In those eyes, I had no name
B D#m C#
They had seen fear, and all was vain
B F#
Bells of joy he did sing
C# F#
His noise did ring and ring and ring
[Verse 5]
F# C#
And everyone must come back
B D#m C#
The flames have risen, the plumes were black
B F#
And if you're welcomed home by friends
C# F#
It won't ever be the same again