The Handsome Family

Owls(Chords)

The Handsome Family

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The blue house at the corner of Twilight and State 
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Four storeys, soaring turrets, floors of wood parquet        
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And owls, so many owls, snowy, horned and screech 
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Thousands of owls, all flapping their wings 

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How I love the marble staircase, the claw-footed tubs 
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The room of rare orchids, the glass hall for my guns 

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Statues of pharaohs, 20 feet tall,  
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crystal chandeliers, rare paintings of clowns 

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But the owls, so many owls, I'm never alone 
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The owls make this blue house a home 

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D G How peaceful it is to watch them soar A D Through the palm-tree ballroom with its gold-paneled doors G Em And as I sit by the fire and slip off my boots A D They perch on harpoons and the stuffed heads of moose A G D The apothecary closet is lined with shelves Em A A7 But deeper than expected and slanted as well D G How long have I been here searching for my pills A D As the ceiling grows upward and the walls start to swell A G D Oh, the owls, the owls, with their feathers of silk G A D The owls, they mock me and have stolen my pills
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A G D Oh the owls, the owls, with their shining green eyes G A D The owls, they will save me, if not today then tonight D

Written by Brett Sparks/Rennie Sparks

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