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