Verse
F# C#
Five frozen castles all melting away
B D#m
They were all I own, they were all I'd known
F# C#
Four shining virgins weaving silk trees in the yard
B
They would climb so high
D#m
To the sweetly bending sky
[Chorus]
D#m C#
Its a sad way to be, just my bones inside of me
B C# C#sus4 C#
When the Red King comes hell kiss me there to send me ho me
[Verse 2]
F# C#
Three royal riders clash together in the rain
B
It was a desperate touch
D#m
And I don't remember much
F# C#
Two roaming architects are trudging through the leaves
B D#m
In the branches of the trees they built a little house for me
[Chorus]
D#m C#
It's a sad place to be, but at least I'll feel the breeze
B C# C#sus4 C# F#
When the Red King comes hell kiss me there to send me ho me to be
C#
Oh memory
B D#m
And as I climb my way back home, maybe you'll think of me
D#m G# D#m C# B D#m
D#m G# D#m C# B D#m
[Verse 3]
F# C#
Poor crumbled fortress someone had to leave behind
B D#m
It was like another time, it was left for me to find
F# C#
No more adventures now the same to you today
B D#m
This was aching on my mind, this has left me open wide
[Chorus]
D#m C#
Its a sad way to be, just my bones inside of me
B C# C#sus4 C# F#
When the Red King comes hell kiss me there to send me ho me