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Owls
From the album Wilderness
[INTRO]
D
[VERSE 1]       
The blue house at the corGner of TwilighEmt and State
Four stAoreys, soaring turrets, floors of wood parqDuet       
And owls, so many owls, snGowy, horned and scEmreech
TAhousands of owls, all flapping their wiDngs
[PRE-CHORUS]
How I lAove the marble staircase, the clGaw-footed tDubs
The rEmoom of rare orchids, the glAass hall for my A7guns
StDatues of pharaohs, G20 feet tall, 
crAystal chandeliers, rare paintings of clDowns
[CHORUS]
But the oAwls, so many owls, I'm nGever alDone
The oGwls make this bAlue house a Dhome
[SOLO]
e|-/14-D15--14/12/10--G-----------A-------------------D-------------------|
B|-------------------12/10/8/9 /10---10/7--10--7/5/3------3-3---7/6/5-|
G|-/15-16--15/12/11---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------12/11/9/10/11---11/7--11--7/5/4------4-4---7/6/5-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[w/ SLIDE]
[VERSE 2]
How peDaceful it is Gto watch them soar
Through the paAlm-tree ballroom with its gold-paneled doDors
And as I sit by the fire and sGlip off my bEmoots
They pAerch on harpoons and the stuffed heads of moDose
[PRE-CHORUS]
The apAothecary closet is lGined with shDelves
But deEmeper than expected and slAanted as wA7ell
How lDong have I been here searching for my pGills
As the cAeiling grows upward and the walls start to swDell
[CHORUS]
Oh, the oAwls, the owls, with their feGathers of sDilk
The Gowls, they mAock me and have stolen my pDills
[SOLO]
e|---22--22-D22b-22-21-19-17-1G5/14/10--11-1A2----12-12/9-9---------D----------|
B|-22--22------------------------------------------------12/10/5-8/7--/5/3-|
G|--------------------------16/15/11--12-13--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[w/ SLIDE]
[CHORUS]
Oh the oAwls, the owls, with their shGining green eDyes
The oGwls, they will sAave me, if not today then tonDight
D

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Owls

by The Handsome Family

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Owls

From the album Wilderness

[INTRO]

[VERSE 1]

G Em

The blue house at the corner of Twilight and State

A D

Four storeys, soaring turrets, floors of wood parquet

G Em

And owls, so many owls, snowy, horned and screech

A D

Thousands of owls, all flapping their wings

[PRE-CHORUS]

A G D

How I love the marble staircase, the claw-footed tubs

Em A A7

The room of rare orchids, the glass hall for my guns

D G

Statues of pharaohs, 20 feet tall,

A D

crystal chandeliers, rare paintings of clowns

[CHORUS]

A G D

But the owls, so many owls, I'm never alone

G A D

The owls make this blue house a home

[SOLO]

D G A D

e|-/14-15--14/12/10---------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------12/10/8/9 /10---10/7--10--7/5/3------3-3---7/6/5-|

G|-/15-16--15/12/11---------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------12/11/9/10/11---11/7--11--7/5/4------4-4---7/6/5-|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

[w/ SLIDE]

[VERSE 2]

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

[PRE-CHORUS]

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

[CHORUS]

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

[SOLO]

D G A D

e|---22--22-22b-22-21-19-17-15/14/10--11-12----12-12/9-9-------------------|

B|-22--22------------------------------------------------12/10/5-8/7--/5/3-|

G|--------------------------16/15/11--12-13--------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[w/ SLIDE]

[CHORUS]

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

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