History Lessons(Chords)

	        

C               F 
there must be something in the signs we're reading 
C               Am7     F 
there must be something in the story of our history 
when will you start to take the time you're needing? 
when will i start to heed the lessons of my history? 
                        F  Am 
well, i saw it coming 
                                F  C 
them knocking down the windows 
when all that you wanted 
was someone to wake you in the morning 
F Dm            Am 
do you still wear the robes of all the dreams you wove 
C               F 
or do you cast them aside when you're through? 
Fdim            C       G 
i've been waiting for the answer 

i slept in the shadow of your father 
i saw his work and i don't want his history 
Well, you sought the counsel of your mother 
you heard her stories and you saw your history 

and she still remembers 
them knocking down the windows 
when all that she wanted 
was someone to hold her when the night came 
does she still wear the robes of all the dreams she 
wove or does she cast them aside when she's through? 
i've been waiting for the answer