Intro
D G x2 (Four measures for each chord)
[Verse 1]
D G
Something follows you back from the other side
D G
From the locked up basement at the house of blue light
D G
Close your eyes and you’ll fall right through the floor
G D
There are things in this world that are real
D G
As your life that you’re taught to ignore
[Bridge]
A7
All the strength that waits at your side
A7
On the wings that heave and they sigh
A7 D A
Painted in the corner of your eye
[Pre-chorus]
D Bm
Where once there were halls and gardens
D Bm
Where captains’ wives would bathe
D Bm A
And tattoo the names of sailors lost to the waves
[Chorus]
Bm F#m Em A D F#m
But nobody lives there anymore
G Bm
In the castle in the clouds
F#m Em A D F#m
Nobody lives there anymore
G Bm
In the castle in the clouds
Bm Em A
They’ll leave you pounding on the door
[Instrumental]
D G x2 (Four measures for each chord)
[Verse 2]
D G
To pry open the heart that’s rusted shut
D G
Mend the lines of talk that have all been cut
D G
Makes a man wanna cry when he’s turned away
G D
You’re just a guest in this world––it’ll have
D G
You for a while but you don’t get to stay
[Bridge 2]
A7
Just as you’re turning to go
A7
From the cliffs that tower below
A7 D A
Send you off and let you fall so slow
{Pre-chorus 2]
D Bm
And all your memories leave you
D Bm
Alone in the hands of thieves
D Bm A
And con men that carry you off in the smiling breeze
[Chorus 2]
Bm F#m Em A D F#m
Up to the chambers in the spire of the
G Bm
Castle in the clouds
F#m Em G D
Up with the sweetness of desire
G Bm
In the castle in the clouds
F#m Em G A
And when you get too cold and tired
[Outro] (Tempo slows down)
D Bm
Drift to sleep and
Em A
When you wake
D Bm Em A
All the bad dreams have flown away
D Bm Em A
Let the stars be your guide
D Bm Em A
They’re passing over one at a time
D Bm Em A
See them all open wide
D Bm Em A
And when you look to see what’s inside
D Gm
Oh no it’s true
D Gm
I can’t believe
D Gm
Oh no it’s you
D Gm A
Haven’t I seen you before?