Intro
Em G Ebaug Em C
[Verse 1]
Em G Ebaug Em
there lived a princess of the woods
C
she thought she lived alone
Em G
she walked with fair skin
Ebaug Em C
on her head wine red hair did flow
[Chorus]
Em G
the birds were flying
C B7 Em
and bells were ringing in the distant sky
G
the owl said
C
you know its time to die
B7 Em G Ebaug Em C
so why not you and I
[Verse 2]
Em G Ebaug Em
she sat at tables made of glass
C
and drank from a silver spoon
Em G Ebaug Em
the absinthe carved its secret path
C
as it burned, a flower bloomed
[Chorus 2]
Em G
the autumn came
C B7 Em
she sought for her sleep and gazed up to the sky
G
an elf did sing
C B7
if you climb this highest tree
C
I’ll sing you a lullaby
[Bridge]
Em G Ebaug Em C (x4)
[Chorus 3]
Em G
and so she climbs
C B7
each moss step with moonlit rose
Em
and blackberry stems
G
to a bed of stars
C B7
where she lays her body down
Em
only with him
G
and the silver sea
C B7
where I saw swans with deep set wings
Em
staring at me
G
and the owl said
C
you know it’s time to die
B7
so why not you and I
Em G Ebaug Em C
[Verse 3]
Em G Ebaug Em
there lived a princess of the woods
C
she thought she lived alone
Em G Ebaug Em
she found her life inside a song
C
& so she made it home
[Outro]
Em G Ebaug Em F